BISSAU, Guinea Bissau (AP) — A shootout in Guinea-Bissau’s capital Friday was an attempted coup, President Umaro Sissoco Embalo said Sunday after a meeting with […]
Tag: Coups d'etat
Burkina Faso rights defender abducted as concerns grow over alleged clampdown on dissent #Burkina #Faso #rights #defender #abducted #concerns #grow #alleged #clampdown #dissent
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A prominent human rights defender in Burkina Faso has been abducted by unknown individuals, rights groups have announced, in what activists […]
Police charge director of Miss Nicaragua pageant with running ‘beauty queen coup’ plot #Police #charge #director #Nicaragua #pageant #running #beauty #queen #coup #plot
MEXICO CITY — Nicaraguan police said Friday they want to arrest the director of the Miss Nicaragua pageant, accusing her of intentionally rigging contests so […]
US expels an ex-Chilean army officer accused of a folk singer’s torture and murder #expels #exChilean #army #officer #accused #folk #singers #torture #murder
MIAMI (AP) — The U.S. has expelled a former Chilean Army officer accused of torturing and killing folk singer Victor Jara during the country’s bloody […]
Gunfire erupts in Guinea-Bissau’s capital during reported clashes between security forces #Gunfire #erupts #GuineaBissaus #capital #reported #clashes #security #forces
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Gunfire erupted in Guinea-Bissau’s capital city late Thursday night and continued through Friday morning during what local media reported as clashes […]
Madagascar’s top court ratifies president’s reelection in vote boycotted by opposition #Madagascars #top #court #ratifies #presidents #reelection #vote #boycotted #opposition
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — Madagascar’s top court on Friday ratified the victory of incumbent President Andry Rajoelina in last month’s election, giving him a third […]
Attacks on Sierra Leone barracks and prisons were failed coup, minister says, as 13 arrested #Attacks #Sierra #Leone #barracks #prisons #failed #coup #minister #arrested
The attacks on Sierra Leone’s main military barracks and prisons are a failed coup attempt and have resulted in the arrest of 13 military officers, […]
Niger’s junta revokes key law that slowed migration for Africans desperate to reach Europe #Nigers #junta #revokes #key #law #slowed #migration #Africans #desperate #reach #Europe
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Niger’s junta has signed a decree revoking a 2015 law that was enacted to curb the smuggling of migrants traveling from […]
Curfew eases in Sierra Leone after most leaders behind barrack attacks arrested #Curfew #eases #Sierra #Leone #leaders #barrack #attacks #arrested
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Sierra Leone’s president said most leaders of attacks on the nation’s main military barracks and prisons had been arrested and normalcy […]
A newly formed alliance between coup-hit countries in Africa’s Sahel is seen as tool for legitimacy #newly #formed #alliance #couphit #countries #Africas #Sahel #tool #legitimacy
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Three West African nations led by military juntas met this week to strengthen a newly formed alliance described by some analysts […]