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A look at what the coming week will bring -- and a list of recommended RANE articles from the week that was.

The Weekly Rundown: Jokowi Visits Beijing, Macron Visits Sub-Saharan Africa

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The Suitors of Sub-Saharan Africa

Niger may soon join the wave of military takeovers, but that risk has more to do with what’s happening within the country's borders.

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After a wave of coups, both successful and failed, in West African nations, is it safe to say democracy is under attack?

Essential Geopolitics: Why So Many Coups in West Africa?

2020 Second-Quarter Forecast

Covering an area that spans the entire width of the continent beginning at the Sahara Desert and ending at the southernmost tip of South Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa is home to countless cultures, languages, religions, plants, animals and natural resources.

Sub-Saharan Africa

<p>Sub-Saharan Africa is a study in diversity. Covering an area that spans the entire width of the continent beginning at the Sahara Desert and ending at the southernmost tip of South Africa, the region is home to countless cultures, languages, religions, plants, animals and natural resources. It&rsquo;s no surprise that it captured the imagination of Europe&rsquo;s earliest explorers &mdash; and that it continues to capture the imagination of current world powers eager to exploit it. And yet despite the region&rsquo;s diversity, Sub-Saharan African countries have common challenges &mdash; transnational terrorism, rapid population growth, endemic poverty and corruption &mdash; that prevent them from capitalizing on their economic potential. The coming years will be critical for the region, especially as its political institutions mature in a rapidly globalizing world.</p>

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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) announced that it will deploy military forces to Guinea-Bissau to help stabilize the country following its failed Feb. 1 coup attempt, Reuters reported Feb. 3.

Guinea-Bissau: ECOWAS to Deploy Stabilization Troops Following Coup Attempt

Bissau-Guinean President Jose Mario Vaz dissolved the country's government May 12 and called on the ruling African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC) to appoint a new Cabinet, AFP reported May 13. 

Guinea-Bissau: President Dissolves Government

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Guinea-Bissau's army chief warned that any soldiers involved in coup plots against the country's government would be executed, News24 reported March 4.

Guinea-Bissau: Army Chief Threatens Execution For Any Coup Plotters

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After two weeks of negotiations, representatives of nearly 200 countries have approved the Paris Agreement, which aims to limit the extent of climate change in the coming decades, The Telegraph reported Dec. 12.

France: Delegates Approve Paris Climate Change Deal

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 Brazil has been cultivating strong ties with several African countries for decades, aided by cultural similarities and mutually beneficial interests. 

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Though its strategy has earned little in the way of global attention, Brasilia has been making economic and political overtures on the continent for decades.

Brazil and Africa Bridge the South Atlantic

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Guinea-Bissau: ECOWAS to Deploy Stabilization Troops Following Coup Attempt

Guinea-Bissau: President Dissolves Government

Guinea-Bissau: Army Chief Threatens Execution For Any Coup Plotters

France: Delegates Approve Paris Climate Change Deal

Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan: Presidents Meet

Saudi Arabia: Saudis Held In Syrian Jails

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