The Council on Foreign Relations Ghana (CFR Ghana), an international affairs think-tank, will tomorrow host a virtual conference on the recent coups d’etat in West Africa.
The online event, the first being organised by the Council this year as part of its virtual conference series, is on the theme; “The return of Military rule in Africa?”
It would be addressed by Prof. Jibrin Ibrahim, a senior fellow at the Centre for Democracy and Development, Abuja, Nigeria and create the platform for discussion on the security situation in the region.
The recent military takeover in Burkina Faso which occurred about two weeks ago has put security in the sub-region under global scrutiny as it marks the fourth military coup in the past year in West and Central Africa specifically in Mali, Chad and Guinea.
A group of soldiers calling itself the Patriotic Movement for Safeguarding and Restoration, led by Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba have taken control of the country.
The whereabouts of President Roch Kaboré, who won a second term in 2020 elections, is unknown, but he is alleged to be in the custody of the military junta.
The overthrow comes at the back of recent armed conflicts in the Sahel region which has led to the loss of many lives.
The CFR-Ghana is an independent, private, non-partisan, and non-profit institution that specialises in Ghana’s foreign policy and international affairs, especially those relating to the West African sub-region and Africa.
Membership, based on recommendation and approval by the Executive Council, is open to diplomats, lawyers, media practitioners, bankers, finance experts, academicians, traditional leaders, and other professionals.
The virtual conference introduced last year to contribute to socio-economic development and security of the continent has been addressed by various astute international relations and security experts in Africa.
It has discussed topics including “AU response to emerging continental security threats,” “Understanding the crisis in Ethiopia: an analytical perspective;” “Perspectives on the Sudan crisis; Guinea in crisis, which way forward,” “The Malian crisis, which way forward,” “Higher Education and the fabric of our society,” “Chad after Idriss Deby- Issues and Challenges.”
BY TIMES REPORTER
