The Cases of Mali and Burkina Faso – THISDAYLIVE

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Bola A. Akinterinwa 

Very few African countries had an independent status before 1960. These countries included Ethiopia in East Africa, Liberia and Ghana in West Africa. When many of the dependent countries began to accede to both national and international sovereignty in the 1960s, coup-making was generally presented as an instrument to achieve better…