Malawi’s president condemns ‘unfortunate’ Sudan coup as ‘not the African way’

Lazarus Chakwera, the president of Malawi, who is also currently chair of the Southern African Development Community, gave an interview to FRANCE 24 from Dubai. He hailed Malawi and Zambia as « examples of what democracy is about ». Chakwera insisted that overall, « democracy is getting consolidated » on the continent, in spite of « erratic events », referring to the recent coups in Mali, Guinea and now Sudan. He described such coups as being « not the African way ».