Mali – seeking stability

 
Mali in West Africa is in turmoil after the second military coup in eight years ousted the unpopular president. There is concern that coups, once a regular part of African political life, are making a comeback with Sudan and Zimbabwe seeing similar in recent years. The initial justification is usually to reinstate democracy after rigged elections keep dictators in power often for decades, but it can end up with more of the same.
Mali, the eighth largest African country, has a complicated