{"id":48509,"date":"2023-09-01T17:10:39","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T17:10:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/un-secretary-general-says-coups-are-not-the-solution"},"modified":"2023-09-01T17:42:31","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T17:42:31","slug":"un-secretary-general-says-coups-are-not-the-solution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/un-secretary-general-says-coups-are-not-the-solution","title":{"rendered":"UN Secretary-General says coups are not the solution"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Malawi. <\/strong><\/span><b>Following a spate of coups in Africans countries, United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, on Friday warned that military takeovers only make things worse.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Many countries face deep-seated governance challenges but military governments are not the solution,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey aggravate problems. They cannot resolve the crisis. They can only make it worse. I urge all countries to move quickly to establish credible democratic institutions and the rule of law.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Guterres said international bodies like the African Union should be strengthened in their efforts to foster peace, stability, and democracy on the continent.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, conditions need to be created that allow African citizens to address the root causes of political instability; lack of development being a major factor, he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDevelopment is a central objective if we want to create conditions for peace and stability in Africa.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His comments come after a coup d&#8217;e\u0301tat in Gabon on Wednesday, the eighth in Africa since 2020. The previous one saw the military take power in Niger in July.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\">Malawi<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Malawi. Following a spate of coups in Africans countries, United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, on Friday warned that military takeovers only make things worse. &#8220;Many countries face deep-seated governance challenges but military governments are not the solution,\u201d he said. \u201cThey aggravate problems. They cannot resolve the crisis. 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