Browsing: West Africa coups

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…

COTONOU, Benin — France officially disclosed on Tuesday that it furnished surveillance, observation and logistical assistance to Benin’s armed forces to help fend off last…

COTONOU, Benin — A group of soldiers in the West African nation of Benin announced on state television Sunday that they had successfully removed President…

COTONOU, Benin — Soldiers in the West African nation of Benin appeared on national television Friday to announce that they had successfully seized power and…

BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau — Major-General Horta Inta-a was installed as Guinea-Bissau’s transitional president on Thursday, a day after soldiers executed a swift power grab that toppled…