Military and constitutional coups are certainly back in vogue in Africa.
The latest case of the growing trend was witnessed a week ago when the defence forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) thwarted an attempted coup led by a disgruntled opposition politician, Christian Malanga, who was calling for the overthrow of President Felix Tshisekedi and his government.
On May 19, Malanga led a group of armed men in military gear and attacked the prime minister’s and the defence minister’s houses. The house of another prominent politician, Vital Kamerhe,