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Beginning with Togo in 1963, the majority of Africa’s leaders were more likely to have been brought to power through a military coup than the ballot box. The 1990s brought some positive changes.

Niger lies in a region of West Africa known as the Sahel. This area has been afflicted with numerous coups in recent years that have made it the "longest corridor of military rule on Earth," The ...

which has led to the region being referred to as Africa’s “Coup Belt.” The situation mirrors a similar soccer stampede in Indonesia in 2022. That incident resulted in 125 deaths. The post ...

2024 saw Africa deepen its ties with Russia ... Experts dubbed those countries a “coup belt.” Among others, that belt includes Burkina Faso. Russia and the juntas frame the anti-West glissade ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Former IEBC chairperson Wafula Chebukati. [Silas Otieno, Standard] Former Independent ...

International mining companies are at the mercy of “terrifying” tactics from military regimes in Africa’s Sahel, whose leaders are using legal disputes, nationalizations and arrests to assert greater ...