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Coup Belt
Geopolitical neologism for an African region / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Coup Belt (French: la ceinture de coups d'État[1]) is a modern geopolitical concept and neologism which emerged during the 2020s to describe the region of West Africa, Central Africa and the Sahel that is home to countries with a high prevalence of coups d'état.[2][3][4][5] After the 2023 Nigerien coup, these countries formed a continuous chain stretching between the east and west coasts of Africa.[6]
Quick Facts Continent, Subregion ...
Coup Belt | |
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Geopolitical concept | |
![]() African countries that have had successful coups between 2020 and 2023 | |
Continent | Africa |
Subregion | Sahel, West Africa and Central Africa |
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