In late 1999, a group of dissatisfied officers staged a military coup, putting General Robert Guéï in power.

Last week, our Beirut based social media editor Zuhour Mahmoud moderated a discussion that included our Middle East and North Africa editor Joey Ayoub, Amsterdam based US voter and Iran contributor Tori Egherman, and Sahar Ghazi, San Francisco based US voter and Global Voices managing editor.