Mali's 2020 military takeover has ignited a ripple effect across the region, challenging democratic norms and reshaping power dynamics. As the region faces rising instability, the global community must grapple with the deeper implications of these cascading coups. #WestAfrica #Mali #CoupBelt #Democracy

#diplopolis
https://bit.ly/3Z1mPIN

Russia's Africa Corps marches in to replace Wagner group in the continent's coup belt

> It may not be on the news radar in the English-speaking world, but the turbulence sweeping parts of Africa is the biggest challenge to French influence on the continent in 60 years.... #russia #africa #france #coupbelt #wagner

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-08/africa-wagner-group-replaced-kremlin-africa-corp-putin-prigozhin/103438818

Russia's Africa Corps marches in to replace Wagner group in the continent's coup belt

> It may not be on the news radar in the English-speaking world, but the turbulence sweeping parts of Africa is the biggest challenge to French influence on the continent in 60 years.... #russia #africa #france #coupbelt #africacorps #coups #worldnews #news #unrest #conflict #war #wagner #burkina

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-08/africa-wagner-group-replaced-kremlin-africa-corp-putin-prigozhin/103438818

We also just updated our map of active and suspended #AfricanUnion member countries for the first time in 2 years - and there was a lot to update.

There are now more suspended #AfricanUnion member countries than ever before - a total of six countries, or 11% of the organization's membership.

https://www.polgeonow.com/2023/09/african-union-au-suspended-member-states.html

#geography #intergovernmental #AfricanPolitics #coupdetat #mapping #coupbelt #AU #politics #AfricanIntegration #africa @geopolitics @geography