What is Coup Belt?
{{Infobox settlement | name = Coup Belt | native_name = | native_name_lang = | settlement_type = Geopolitical region of Africa | image_flag = | flag_alt = | image_seal = | seal_alt = | image_shield = | shield_alt = | nickname = | motto = | image_map = File:Coup belt.svg | map_alt = | map_caption = African countries that have had successful coups between 2020 and 2023 | subdivision_type = Countries | subdivision_name = | subdivision_type1 = Subregion | subdivision_type2 = Subregion | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name1 = | subdivision_type4 = Continent | subdivision_name4 = [[Africa]] | subdivision_type5 = Countries | subdivision_name5 = [[Sahel]] and [[West Africa]], mainly:<br>{{Unbulleted list|{{flag|Burkina Faso}}|{{flag|Chad}}|{{flag|Gabon}}|{{flag|Guinea}}|{{flag|Mali}}|{{flag|Niger}}|{{flag|Sudan}}}} | official_name = }} The '''Coup Belt''' is a term used to talk about a part of [[West Africa]] and the [[Sahel]], where there are a lot of [[Coup d'état|coups]] (where a group of people take over a government by force) happening. This term became popular recently because there were many coups in the early 2020s. Some examples include coups in Mali, Guinea, Chad, Sudan, Burkina Faso, Niger, and Gabon.<ref>{{cite news|author=Mekki Elmograbi|date=7 September 2021|title=Guinea Joins the African Club of the “Coup Belt”|publisher=BL News|url=https://blnews.net/2021/09/guinea-joins-the-african-club-of-the-coup-belt/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Suleiman|first=Muhammad Dan|date=September 24, 2021|title=Towards a Better Understanding of the Underlying Conditions of Coups in Africa|url=https://www.e-ir.info/2021/09/24/towards-a-better-understanding-of-the-underlying-conditions-of-coups-in-africa/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=February 2, 2022|title=Africa’s ‘coup belt’ facing further upheaval|url=https://arab.news/ypd45|website=Arab News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|la