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

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West Africa’s ‘coup belt’: Did Mali’s 2020 army takeover change the region?

At least 10 coup attempts have been recorded in Central and West Africa since the August 2020 military takeover in Mali.

Al Jazeera

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

The Wagner group was infamous for doing Russia's bidding across Africa but now a new organisation loyal to Vladimir Putin is infiltrating the region's coup belt.

ABC News

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

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

The Wagner group was infamous for doing Russia's bidding across Africa but now a new organisation loyal to Vladimir Putin is infiltrating the region's coup belt.

ABC News

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

Map Update: Record Number of African Union Members Suspended (Sep. 2023)

A record six member countries are now suspended from the AU, after coups in Niger and Gabon.