Browsing: Coup
LOMÉ, Togo — Togo has arrested and expelled Burkina Faso’s former president Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, sending him back to his home country after authorities in…
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — Burkina Faso’s government says it has prevented an alleged assassination attempt targeting the country’s military leader, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, in what…
CONAKRY, Guinea — Guinea’s transitional leader and former coup commander Gen. Mamady Doumbouya has been declared the winner of the December 28 presidential election, according…
CONAKRY, Guinea — Colonel Mamadi Doumbouya, the military commander who seized power in a coup four years ago, has formally entered the presidential race, reneging…
NAIROBI, Kenya — The political chasm between President William Ruto and his estranged former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has deepened, following Gachagua’s sharp rebuke of…
OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO — The administration of Captain Ibrahim Traoré in Ouagadougou has announced the discovery of yet another alleged “plot,” underscoring the multifaceted and worsening…
OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO — The military government of Burkina Faso has announced the disruption of a “major plot” aimed at overthrowing junta leader Captain Ibrahim Traoré,…
LIBREVILLE, GABON — Just over 19 months after a bloodless coup ended more than five decades of rule by the Bongo family, the Gabonese populace is…
KINSHASA, DR CONGO — Three American citizens convicted for their involvement in a failed coup attempt in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) last year have…
LIBREVILLE, GABON — Gabon has announced that presidential elections are set to take place on April 12, signaling a return to civilian leadership after the…