NEWS – The President of the republic of Uganda Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has shown his unhappiness on the coups that are currently common in African states.
In a statement on military coups in Africa released on Friday 17th September 2021, Museveni revealed that coups are never a solution to African problems stressing that they might even worsen those problems.
President Museveni stressed that whereas he is not sure of the ideological position of coup-makers, clues suggest that many of them are not part of the freedom fighters.
The president narrated that with the acceptance and launching of the Continental Free Trade Area as one of the strategic aims of the African freedom fighters to ensure prosperity, the African Union outlawed coups.
While speaking directly about the latest coup that led to the ousting of the Guinea President Alpha Conde by his Special forces led by Lieutenant Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, Museveni accused the coup leaders of being arrogant while giving orders to former officials in the ousted president’s government.
Museveni noted that the coup leaders do not have the right to interfere with the continent’s destiny by deposing presidents and governments in power.
