How to prevent a putsch

Most military coups are ‘inside jobs’ and can be prevented only by improving the overall state of a country’s domestic and foreign affairs. Africa has seen more military coups than democratic elections in recent years, to the determinant of the continent’s stability, peace and development. In the preceding years, a number of North African nations like Egypt, Sudan and Libya also suffered from military coups, which reversed hard-earned political gains. In sum, there is no easy remedy to prevent coups and stop military officers from meddling in civilian affairs, considering the long accumulative history of military interventions in civilian government. And the opposite is also true: a better, healthier, more transparent, inclusive and democratic state of affairs is the only way to prevent putsches and chart more equitable relationships with foreign powers.