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How frequent are coups in Africa?

The overall number of coup attempts in Africa remained fairly consistent at an average of around four a year between 1960 and 2000.

Jonathan Powell says this is not surprising, given the instability many countries experienced in the years after independence.

"African countries have had conditions common for coups, like poverty and poor economic performance. When a country has one coup, that's often a harbinger of more coups."