Zoom Discussion on Recent Coups in West Africa: Causes and Risks

On March 9, 2022, from 2:30 to 4:30 PM, Drs. Marcel Kitissou and Frank Essien of UAlbany's Department of Africana Studies will be presenting about recent political coups in West Africa. Their discussion, entitled, "Recent Coups in West Africa: Causes and Risks," will be held over Zoom, and is open to the UAlbany community. You can join via the Zoom link below:
https://albany.zoom.us/j/92704175958?pwd=QXlTbC9jRHcyak0zaVpiUWlVemNiZz09

Dr. Marcel Kitissou is Regional Scholar Affiliate with the Cornell Institute for African Development.  He serves as adjunct professor in the Africana Studies Department at the University at Albany, SUNY, and contributing faculty in the PhD Program of the School of Public Policy and Administration at Walden University.

Dr. Frank Essien has served as adjunct professor in the Africana Studies Department at the University at Albany, SUNY, for over 20 years.  His research areas include public policy formulation and implementation and development in Sub-Saharan countries from sociocultural, political and economic perspectives.