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![<p>Soldiers patrol in front of Benin’s radio and television station after, according to Benin’s Interior Minister, the country’s armed forces thwarted the attempted coup against Beninese President Patrice Talon, in Cotonou, Benin, on December 7, 2025.</p>]()
![<p>Burkina Faso’s military leader Ibrahim Traoré attends John Dramani Mahama’s swearing-in ceremony for his second term as Ghana’s president, in Accra, Ghana, on January 7, 2025.</p>]()
By Ebenezer Obadare![<p>People walk past a portrait of Côte d’Ivoire President Alassane Ouattara at the Alassane Ouattara Bridge in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire on January 1, 2025.</p>]()
By Ebenezer Obadare![<p>A view shows the empty seats of Mali and Guinea during the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) summit in Abuja, Nigeria on July 7, 2024.</p>]()
By Ebenezer Obadare![<p>A man uses his mobile phone beside army soldiers after they deposed President Kabore in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso on January 24, 2022. </p>]()
By Ebenezer Obadare![<p>A billboard promoting a military parade to celebrate Guinea’s independence is shown over the city of Conakry, Guinea on September 28, 2023. </p>]()
By Michelle Gavin![<p>Nigeria’s defense chief General Christopher Musa speaks during a media briefing in Abuja, Nigeria on February 20, 2024.</p>]()
By Ebenezer Obadare![<p>Protesters gather outside the general assembly in Dakar, Senegal on February 5, 2024.</p>]()
By Michelle Gavin- By Ebenezer Obadare and Reina Patel
![<p>Liberian voters search for their name on electoral lists before they cast their votes during Liberia’s presidential election in Monrovia, Liberia on October 10, 2023.</p>]()
By Michelle Gavin- By Mariel Ferragamo
![<p>A woman covers her face after gendarmes shot tear gas to disperse a crowd of protestors after opposition leader Ousmane Sonko was detained, in Dakar, Senegal on July 31, 2023.</p>]()
By Michelle Gavin![<p>Supporters of the Nigerien defense and security forces gather during a demonstration outside the national assembly in Niamey, Niger on July 27, 2023.</p>]()
By Michelle Gavin![<p>During a demonstration of supporters of Burkina Faso’s self-declared new leader Ibrahim Traore, one protester holds a Russian flag, another a sign displaying “let’s go to the French embassy,” in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso on October 1, 2022. </p>]()
By Michelle Gavin![<p>Republic of Mali’s Prime Minister Abdoulaye Maiga before addressing the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN Headquarters in New York City, U.S., on September 24, 2022.</p>]()
By Michelle Gavin
