Coups:

18 Aug 2020 Mali ???????? Army officers (CNSP) 24–25 May 2021 Mali ???????? Army officers (coup within transitional gov.) 5 Sep 2021 Guinea ???????? Special Forces led by Col. Mamady Doumbouya (CNRD) 25 Oct 2021 Sudan ???????? Military (General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan) 24 Jan 2022 Burkina Faso ???????? Army officers (MPSR) 30 Sep 2022 Burkina Faso ???????? Army faction led by Capt. Ibrahim Traoré 26 Jul 2023 Niger ???????? Presidential Guard + Army elements (CNSP) 30 Aug 2023 Gabon ???????? Military officers (Brice Oligui Nguema) 20 Apr 2021 Chad ???????? Military takeover after death of Idriss Déby (army) 26 Nov 2025 Guinea-Bissau ???????? Army officers (declared total control, president deposed)

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Current state of these countries:

???????? Gabon - military junta dissolved dissolved on 2 May 2025. Currently under civilian rule under ex junta leader

???????? Chad - Junta dissolved in 2022 and replaced by a transitional government until February 2025 when a 4 year transitional process was completed. now (formally) civilian‑constitutional government, though former military remains in power.

???????? Sudan - Country remains under military‑led authority. civil war with a parallel rival government declared by RSF in some regions.

???????? Madagascar - Still under military junta rule.

???????? Niger - Still under military junta rule. Under direct military rule via the junta (CNSP). Civilian institutions dismantled; legislative and constitution suspended. Parts of the country remain dominated by jihadists.

???????? Mali - Still under military junta rule. With over 60% of the country falling under rebel and jihadist rule.

???????? Burkina Faso - Still under military junta rule. With parts of the country under jihadist control as a result of a spill over from neighboring Mali and Niger.

???????? Guinea - still under military junta rule.

???????? Guinea-Bissau - Under military takeover as of November 26, 2025. current status of institutions uncertain.