She described as intolerable the re-emergence of military Coup detats in especially West Africa and called for concerted efforts to stop it.
Mrs Atta-Agyemang was speaking at the opening ceremony of the Democrat Union of Africa (DUA Forum 2024), held in Accra.
“Since August 2020, for instance, power has changed hands unconstitutionally six times in five countries: Burkina Faso, Sudan, Guinea, Chad, and Mali,” she said.
Mrs Atta-Agyemang said two other African countries saw thwarted coup attempts in this period, Niger in March 2021 and Guinea-Bissau in January 2022, the latter of which led to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), contemplating deploying a force to the country.
She said “such events underscore the urgent need for us to strengthen our democratic institutions and ensure that they are resilient against such disruptions.”
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