Former South African President Thabo Mbeki says recurring military coups in the Sahel are partly driven by public frustration over political power remaining in the hands of a few influential families, despite regular elections. He was speaking at a biannual conversation hosted by the University of South Africa's Thabo Mbeki African School of Public and International Affairs at the university's Muckleneuk Campus in Pretoria on Friday. Channel Africa's Michael Mbewe reports.

<p>Former South African President Thabo Mbeki says recurring military coups in the Sahel are partly driven by public frustration over political power remaining in the hands of a few influential families, despite regular elections. He was speaking at a biannual conversation hosted by the University of South Africa's Thabo Mbeki African School of Public and International Affairs at the university's Muckleneuk Campus in Pretoria on Friday. Channel Africa's Michael Mbewe reports.</p>