Military takeovers

President Akufo-Addo says democracy is on the decline in Africa and in particular the West African sub-region. The sub-region has witnessed an increasing number of coup d'etats, the latest being in Niger where ECOWAS is contemplating a military action. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in Accra, President Akufo-Addo warned that if all do not rise against the development, more of such coups will happen. “Through a series of coup d’états and military interventions in government to justify democratic regression, it is in the interest of democratic growth that this development is reversed as soon as…