Africa is on the verge of recording it's zillionth coup de'etat in half a decade with the ouster of Central African republic president Francois Bozize by armed rebels branded Seleka.
François Bozizé who in march 15 2003 overthrew Ange-Félix Patassé fled the capital after the rebels seized it and French soldiers are protecting the airport from invasion. South African forces sent to help the government have not made their presence felt despite the assertion of being the African powerhouse.
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| Heavily armed Seleca rebels in the Central African Republic control the capital Bangui |
Coups are not a new thing in Africa and especially West Africa with countries like Mali, Nigeria and Ghana enjoying a record of more than 4 since Independence. even the central African republic itself, a solemnly poor country has its own share of more than 5 coups to date.
Failed attempts in other parts of Africa clearly point out the fact that this is a seriously considered solution to failed democracy by most African countries.
"Central African Republic has just opened a new page in its history," said a communique signed by Justin Kombo Moustapha, secretary-general of Seleka.
Although they have proved to revolutionalize a tyrannical government since the inset of democracy, African coups have evolved to become a source of complete destruction for the country involved. Experts expound that coups are the poorest ways of establishing a democracy.
This has already started manifesting itself in CAR with looters and gunmen swarming streets of the capital causing havoc
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