There were a lot of reasons for the causes and motives of military intervention in African politics. As a consequence of the military coups, known to be led by the army, the coups have been staged for the simple reason that the military control the instrument of violence, also the weapons. "Most coups in Africa have been carried out by a handful of officers, but the most important, coup plotters have been savvied enough to co-opt different groups within the army and the armed forces to avoid any possible opposition." There had been a military takeover in Africa that had been explained in terms of societal conditions, which included political social and economic conditions that were attributed to internal weaknesses of the African states.
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"There is an argument in this favor that states that the military officers organize coups because fellow officers with whom they attended military training in such developed countries as the United Kingdom, France, and United States are in power in neighboring African states." An example of this would be, "a Sandhurst trained officer in the Nigerian Army may aspire to take over power by a coup because another Sandhurst trained officer in Ghana had successfully organized one in his country." I believe that being able to spread out and have military coups is a good and bad thing. I believe that military trained officers should stay where they are placed because they are placed there for a reason, but I also believe that branching out can also be a good thing, because realistically they are fighting for our country and for rights, but not every single officer has the same beliefs on how things should be handled. It is known that many African army officers have organized military takeovers because of personal ambition and grievances. Many people don't realize that there is more to running an "organization or a team" then just knowing what you are talking about. Some soldiers lacked the proper training to run efficient administrative structures that could have transformed
"There is an argument in this favor that states that the military officers organize coups because fellow officers with whom they attended military training in such developed countries as the United Kingdom, France, and United States are in power in neighboring African states." An example of this would be, "a Sandhurst trained officer in the Nigerian Army may aspire to take over power by a coup because another Sandhurst trained officer in Ghana had successfully organized one in his country." I believe that being able to spread out and have military coups is a good and bad thing. I believe that military trained officers should stay where they are placed because they are placed there for a reason, but I also believe that branching out can also be a good thing, because realistically they are fighting for our country and for rights, but not every single officer has the same beliefs on how things should be handled. It is known that many African army officers have organized military takeovers because of personal ambition and grievances. Many people don't realize that there is more to running an "organization or a team" then just knowing what you are talking about. Some soldiers lacked the proper training to run efficient administrative structures that could have transformed