Tag: COUP
African Union Suspends Burkina Faso After Coup
The African Union said Monday it had suspended Burkina Faso in response to the January 24 coup that ousted President Roch Marc Christian Kabore.The...
Military Coup: Sudan Pro-Democracy Faction Settles For Un-Brokered Talks
A prominent Sudanese pro-democracy group has temporarily accepted the United Nations’, UN offer to broker an end to political gridlock following the October military...
Burkina Faso: National Gendarmerie Foils Military Coup Plot, Top Officer,...
Burkina Faso authorities have announced the arrest of eight soldiers over attempted coup d’etat.”Among those arrested is Colonel Mohamed Emmanuel Zoungrana, a well-known former...
Coup: US, EU Caution Sudan Military Against Naming Own Premier
The United States, Norway, Britain and the European Union have cautioned the Sudanese military against appointing their own Prime Minister, noting that it would...
Anti-Military Protesters To March On Sudan’s Presidential Palace
Protesters plan to march across Sudan and on the presidential palace on Tuesday in the latest protest against military rule following last month’s coup.Neighbourhood...
Coup Rumour: Defence Headquarters Says Story Is Handiwork Of Mischief Makers
The Defence Headquarters says an online newspaper publication claiming that the Nigerian military had cautioned politicians and officers against a coup were false and...
AU Suspends Sudan Over Military Coup
The African Union said it had suspended Sudan until civilian rule in the country is restored, saying it rejected the military takeover as an...
Soldiers Open Fire On Protesters In Sudan After Military Coup
Crowds protested into the night in Sudan Monday to denounce a military coup, with chaos engulfing the capital Khartoum after soldiers opened fire on...
Coup: Mali Could Delay Elections – Interim Prime Minister
Mali’s Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maïga handling a post-coup transition says the country could push back presidential and legislative elections from late February to...
Failed Coup Attempt: Sudan’s Sovereignty Council Calls For Unity
The Head of Sudan's Sovereignty Council, General Abdel-Fattah Burhan has called for unity, after a reported failed coup attempt by a group of soldiers....
Guinea: Military Junta Detains Former-Minister For Hours For Violating Commitment
Guinea’s military leaders have arrested a Former Minister Tibou Kamara and ransacked his home before releasing him hours later.Armed men in uniform raided Kamara’s...
Military Takeover: ECOWAS, Nigeria Condemns Guinea Coup D’état
The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS and the Nigerian Government have condemned the coup d’état in the Guinea on Sunday.President Nana Akufo-Addo...
Ghana: Security Operative Thwarts Coup Plot
Ghanaian Information ministry says
security operatives had foiled a coup plot, and arrested the masterminds.A statement posted on Twitter by
Ghanaian government said the plot that...
