UPSC Prelims 2023 – Question 98

Q98. 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? 

(a) Discovery of rich deposits of rare earth elements 
(b) Establishment of Chinese military bases 
(c) Southward expansion of the Sahara Desert 
(d) Successful coups 

Correct Answer: Option (d) 

• In the last couple of years, Africans witnessed a series of military coups. Most of the recent military takeovers have taken place in West Africa, but the trend threatens to spread wider. In West Africa, the cycle of coups began in Chad. Mali has witnessed two military coups within a span of 18 months. In 2021, the military in Sudan ended its uneasy cohabitation with the civilian government by staging a coup. Hence, option (d) is correct. 

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