Episode description

Gideon talks to Comfort Ero, president of the International Crisis Group, about what’s behind the recent resurgence of military coups in the Sahel region. Clip: BBC

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Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner

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