A DAUGHTER of deposed Nigerien president Mohamed Bazoum on Friday accused his predecessor of being the “mastermind” behind the military…
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TWENTY-SEVEN soldiers in Sierra Leone on Monday appeared before a court-martial which charged them with mutiny over their alleged role…
SIERRA Leone on Tuesday charged 12 people with treason and other offences for their roles in what authorities have called…
A WEST African delegation led by the leaders of Senegal and Ghana were in Sierra Leone on Saturday to lay…
GUINEA-BISSAU President Umaro Sissoco Embalo on Wednesday dismissed the prime minister and immediately named a replacement, in the wake of…
THE Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Yusuf Tuggar, has warned against describing the unconstitutional change of government in West Africa…
CHAIRMAN of ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, President Bola Tinubu, on Sunday, implored West African leaders to…
BURUNDI’s Supreme Court sentenced ousted prime minister Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni to life in prison on Friday on charges including attempting to…
SIERRA Leonean President Julius Maada Bio said on Saturday that his government’s response to an attempted coup last week would…
GUINEA’s former military ruler, Moussa Dadis Camara, is back in jail after being taken from prison by armed men, according…
GUINEA has foiled an attempted coup as the former head of Guinea’s 2008 military junta, Moussa Camara, was sprung from…
THE Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is deploying back-channel strategies to restore constitutional order in Niger Republic. The…
A GAMBIAN court has sentenced a soldier to 12 years in prison for plotting a coup in the West African…
NIGER’s post-coup military rulers have demanded in a statement seen by AFP on Wednesday that the United Nations coordinator in…
BURKINA Faso’s military government says the country’s security and intelligence services foiled a coup attempt on Tuesday. It’s almost a…
THE Congolese Government has denied reports about a coup attempt against President Denis Nguesso who has been in power for…
THE most experimental leader in Africa in contemporary time is former Nigerian military leader, General Ibrahim Babangida. He ruled between…
IN the past three years, at least eight African countries have witnessed military coup d’états. This is coming when it…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has expressed his deep concern over the political situation in Gabon and the socio-political stability in that…
THE military has announced a coup in Gabon, deposing President Ali Bongo, who was declared winner of Saturday’s election. Bongo,…