Africa accounts for more than half of all coups in the world and remains the poorest continent

Between 1945 and 2008, approximately 363 successful coups, attempted coups, coup plots, or alleged coup plots occurred in Africa.

The starkness of these figures is further highlighted when compared to the rest of the world, which altogether endured an equal number of coups during this same period.

Only eighty-eight of the 363 African coups, or 24.2%, led to successful transfer of power to a democratically elected Govt compared to 128 of 363 coups, or 35.3%, in the rest of the world.

This suggests that African coups are less likely to lead to a successful transfer of power to a democratically elected Govt.

Since 2008, several coups took place in Africa.

Africa today accounts for more coups than the rest of the world.

However, Africa remains the poorest continent.

This should tell everybody that coups impoverish people than improve their lives.