Military coups have been a frequent appearance in Africa in the decades. Recent situations in Guinea are the latest example of the army interrupting internal politics.
So, what are the military coups that have taken place in Africa after 2000?
Table below presents an overview of African coups from 2000 to 2021
|
COUNTRY |
CAPITAL CITY |
DATE OF INDEPENCE |
POPULATION |
REGION |
DATE OF COUP |
OVERTHROWN LEADER |
COLONIAL MASTER
|
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE
|
|
Guinea |
Conakry |
2 October 1958 |
12,77 million |
West Africa |
September 2021 |
Alpha Conde |
France |
French |
|
Mali |
Bamako |
22 Sept. 1960 |
19,66 million |
West Africa |
August 2020 |
Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta |
France |
French |
|
Sudan |
Khartoum |
19 December 1955 |
42,81 million |
East Africa |
April 2019 |
Omar al-Bashir |
Great Britain |
Arabic- English |
|
Zimbabwe |
Harare |
18 Aprıl 1980 |
14,65 million |
Southern Africa |
November 2017 |
Robert Mugabe |
Great Britain |
English+15 language |
|
Burkina Faso |
Ouagadougou |
5 September 1960 |
20,32 million |
West Africa |
September 2015 |
Michel Kafando |
France |
French |
|
Burkina Faso |
Ouagadougou |
5 September 1960 |
20,32 million |
West Africa |
October2014 |
Blaise Compaoré |
France |
French |
|
Egypt |
Cairo |
28 February 1922 |
100,4 million |
North-eastern Africa |
July 2013 |
Mohammed Morsi |
Great Britain |
Arabic |
|
CAR |
Bangui |
13 August 1960 |
4,934 million |
Central Africa |
March 2013 |
François Bozize |
France |
French and Sangho |
|
Guinea-Bissau |
Bissau |
10 October 1974 |
2.023 million |
West Africa |
April 2012 |
Carlos Gomes Junior |
Portugal |
Portuguese |
|
Mali |
Bamako |
22 Sept. 1960 |
19,66 million |
West Africa |
March 2012 |
Amadou Toumani Toure |
France |
French |
|
Niger |
Niamey |
3 August 1960 |
23,31 million |
West Africa |
February 2010 |
Mamadou Tandja |
France |
French |
|
Madagaskar |
Antananarivo |
26 June 1960 |
28,591 million |
East Africa |
March 2009 |
Marc Ravalomanana |
France |
Malagasy and French |
|
Guinea |
Conakry |
2 October 1958 |
12,77 million |
West Africa |
December 2008 |
Lansana Conte |
France |
French |
|
Mauritania |
Nouakchott |
28 Nov. 1960 |
4.804 million |
North Africa |
August 2008 |
Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi |
France |
Arabic |
|
Mauritania |
Nouakchott |
28 Nov. 1960 |
4.804 million |
North Africa |
August 2005 |
Maaouiya Ould Taya |
France |
Arabic |
|
Togo |
Lome |
27 April 1960 |
8.082 million |
West Africa |
February 2005 |
Etienne Eyadema (after deceased) |
France |
French |
|
Guinea-Bissau |
Bissau |
10 October 1974 |
2.023 million |
West Africa |
September 2003 |
Kumba Yalá |
Portugal |
Portuguese |
|
São Tomé and Príncipe |
São Tomé |
12 July 1975 |
215.056 |
West Africa |
July 2003 |
*Fradique de Menezes |
Portugal |
Portuguese |
|
CAR |
Bangui |
13 August 1960 |
4,934 million |
Central Africa |
March 2003 |
Ange-Félix Patassé |
France |
French and Sangho |
*Negotiations between the government and the coup leaders began on the second day of the coup Leaders of the 2003 coup were given amnesty for reinstating the president.