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Infographic: Three decades of coups, the majority in Sahel

By Matthieu Millecamps, Marie Toulemonde

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Posted on August 3, 2023 14:57

 ©Photo Montage Jeune Afrique / Photos: Vincent Fournier for JA; Reuters
©Photo Montage Jeune Afrique / Photos: Vincent Fournier for JA; Reuters

Mohamed Bazoum is the latest civilian president to fall victim to military coups d’état undermining the progress of democracy on the continent.

On the night of 26-27 July, soldiers announced that they had deposed Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum and seized power. It turned out to be the latest putsch by soldiers against a civilian regime in a long list of coup attempts on the continent, and in the Sahel in particular.

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