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What’s behind the wave of coups in Africa? | Start Here

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Six countries in West and Central Africa have had coups in the last few years, with Gabon and Niger the most recent. Is there a pattern emerging? And where do France and Russia fit in? #AJStartHere with Sandra Gathmann explains. 00:50 – A wave of coups—where are they happening? 01:30 – What happened in Gabon? 01:55 – The power struggle in Niger 02:30 – What are the common coup themes? 02:35 – Governments not delivering 03:15 – The security problem 04:20 – Anti-French sentiment is growing in the region 06:00 – What role has France played in the Sahel? 07:40 – Why Russia is gaining influence 08:15 – Where does […]

One-quarter of central African rainforest could be gone by 2050

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Rainforests in central Africa are rapidly disappearing due to logging and mining. It is one of the issues on the agenda at the One Forest Summit, under way in Gabon. The timber from these rainforests, now used to make furniture for people in wealthier countries, was once part of what has been called the planet’s “other lung” and a precious natural barrier to climate change. Al Jazeera’s Nicolas Haque reports from Pande in Cameroon’s Congo River Basin, where he met the Indigenous Pygmy people who call the forest home. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our […]