The Coup Belt (French: la ceinture de coups d'État) is a modern geopolitical concept and neologism which emerged during the 2020s to describe the region...

Renaissance Dam project, which also directly affects Egypt. The term Coup Belt originated from coups that were staged beginning in the early 2020s, including in...

Politics portal Coup Belt 2023 Nigerien coup d'état Françafrique "General Nguema appointed transitional president of Gabon following coup". Kigali, Rwanda:...

called a "coup belt". Niger is a member of ECOWAS, which has already suspended Guinea, Mali and Burkina Faso from membership due to successful coups in recent...

led to a series of coups in Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Sudan, Chad and Guinea, which led to the region being labeled a 'coup belt'. Since 2007, the al-Qaeda...

overthrown by their militaries, and each is ruled by a junta as part of the Coup Belt. In 2022, Mali withdrew from the internationally backed G5 Sahel alliance...

A coup d'état took place in Burkina Faso on 30 September 2022, removing Interim President Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba over his alleged inability to deal...

Other recent coups in the Coup Belt, such as in Mali and Niger, have also said to have been down to Russian influence, with the coup leaders having...

March 14: SpaceX is founded by Elon Musk. April 11 - 13: 2002 Venezuelan coup d'état attempt fails to overthrow president Hugo Chavez. May 20: East Timor...

A coup d'état was launched in Burkina Faso on 23 January 2022. Gunfire erupted in front of the presidential residence in the Burkinabé capital Ouagadougou...