In the recent years Chad, Guinea, Mali and Sudan caught the international attention for which one of the following reasons common to all of them?
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Answer: D. Mali (2020, 2021), Guinea (2021), Sudan (2021) and Chad (2021, military takeover after President Deby's death) all saw military coups or unconstitutional seizures of power in recent years.
Watch for: Sahara expansion fits the Sahel geography, but the shared news story was coups.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because these countries were not in news for rare earth discoveries.
- B. Wrong because China has a base in Djibouti, not in these countries.
- C. Wrong because desertification is a regional issue, not the common news event.
Source to check: African Union Peace and Security Council communiques 2021-22 on suspensions of Mali, Guinea and Sudan; UN News reports on Chad 2021
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