Sierra Leone Charges 12 For Roles In November Coup Attempt
SIERRA Leone on Tuesday charged 12 people with treason and other offences for their roles in what authorities have called an attempted coup.
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ECOWAS Delegation In Sierra Leone After ‘Coup’ Attempt
A WEST African delegation led by the leaders of Senegal and Ghana were in Sierra Leone on Saturday to lay the groundwork for.
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Guinea-Bissau Appoints New PM, Rui Darte After Coup Bid
GUINEA-BISSAU President Umaro Sissoco Embalo on Wednesday dismissed the prime minister and immediately named a replacement, in the wake of what he has.
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‘Military Coup May Spread Across Africa If…’, Foreign Affairs Minister Warns
THE Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Yusuf Tuggar, has warned against describing the unconstitutional change of government in West Africa as solely a.
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Tinubu Advocates Good Governance To Counter Coups In West Africa
CHAIRMAN of ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, President Bola Tinubu, on Sunday, implored West African leaders to prioritize good governance.
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Sacked Burundi Prime Minister Gets Life In Prison For Trying To Overthrow Govt
BURUNDI’s Supreme Court sentenced ousted prime minister Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni to life in prison on Friday on charges including attempting to overthrow the government.
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Sierra Leone President Calls For Respect Of Law After Failed Coup
SIERRA Leonean President Julius Maada Bio said on Saturday that his government’s response to an attempted coup last week would be dictated by.
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Guinea Ex-Ruler, Dadis Camara Taken By Armed Me, Captured, Returned To Jail
GUINEA’s former military ruler, Moussa Dadis Camara, is back in jail after being taken from prison by armed men, according to his lawyer..
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UPDATED: Guinea Foils Attempted Coup As Coupists Break Ex-Junta Leader, Others Out Of Prison
GUINEA has foiled an attempted coup as the former head of Guinea’s 2008 military junta, Moussa Camara, was sprung from prison by heavily.
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Niger Coup: We Are Deploying Back-Channel Strategies To Avoid Bloodshed – Tinubu
THE Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is deploying back-channel strategies to restore constitutional order in Niger Republic. The regional bloc, while.
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Gambia Court Jails Soldier For 12 Years For Coup Plot
A GAMBIAN court has sentenced a soldier to 12 years in prison for plotting a coup in the West African country which has.
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Niger Coup Leaders Order Top UN Official Out Within 72 Hours
NIGER’s post-coup military rulers have demanded in a statement seen by AFP on Wednesday that the United Nations coordinator in the West African.
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Burkina Faso Foils Coup Attempt, Top Military Officials Arrested
BURKINA Faso’s military government says the country’s security and intelligence services foiled a coup attempt on Tuesday. It’s almost a year since the.
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Congolese Govt Denies Coup Attempt Against Long-Time Leader, Nguesso
THE Congolese Government has denied reports about a coup attempt against President Denis Nguesso who has been in power for 38 years. This.
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Coups: Of Political Quagmire And Diarchy
THE most experimental leader in Africa in contemporary time is former Nigerian military leader, General Ibrahim Babangida. He ruled between 1985 and 1993..
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Resurgence Of Coups In Africa And The Panacea
IN the past three years, at least eight African countries have witnessed military coup d’états. This is coming when it was thought that.
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Tinubu Condemns Gabon Coup, Says Rule Of Law Must Stay In Africa
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has expressed his deep concern over the political situation in Gabon and the socio-political stability in that country. Tinubu’s reaction.
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BREAKING: Another Coup In Africa, Gabon President Removed
THE military has announced a coup in Gabon, deposing President Ali Bongo, who was declared winner of Saturday’s election. Bongo, who came to.
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We Are Ready To Storm Niger Republic – ECOWAS Force Declares
TROOPS of the Economic Community of West African States have said they are ready to participate in a standby force that could intervene.
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Defence Headquarters Denies Reports Of Coup Request
THE Defence Headquarters today vehemently refuted circulating social media claims suggesting that the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) had been approached with a.