Guinea Bissau junta says coup leader barred from running for president
Bissau – Guinea-Bissau’s ruling junta, which seized power last month, has said that its leading general will not be... Read more
10 Dec
Benin hunts soldiers behind failed coup
Cotonou – Benin’s military was Monday searching for fugitive soldiers behind a foiled coup attempt on the weekend that... Read more
9 Dec
Benin president says situation ‘under control’ after coup attempt
Cotonou – Benin’s president said the “situation is completely under control” in his country after the government thwarted an... Read more
8 Dec
Electoral commission in coup-struck Guinea Bissau says vote tally destroyed
Bissau – Guinea-Bissau’s electoral commission said Tuesday that armed men had destroyed most of the vote count from the... Read more
3 Dec
Phaahla fury: ‘Plot to oust Ramaphosa is pure hogwash’
Cape Town – Veteran ANC politician and Deputy Health Minister Joe Phaahla has dismissed allegations that he is involved... Read more
2 Dec
Guinea Bissau junta forms government as ousted president lands in Brazzaville
Bissau – Guinea-Bissau’s junta formed a government on Saturday days after taking power in a coup, as ousted president... Read more
1 Dec
President leaves Guinea-Bissau as general named leader after coup
Bissau – Guinea-Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embalo has left the country for Senegal after being detained during a military... Read more
28 Nov
Guinea Bissau rocked by coup, president’s arrest
Bissa – Military officials in Guinea-Bissau said they had seized “total control” of the coup-prone west African country Wednesday,... Read more
27 Nov
Coup-prone Guinea-Bissau votes to elect new president, parliament
Bissau – Voters in coup-prone Guinea-Bissau cast their ballots Sunday to pick a new president, hoping to turn the... Read more
24 Nov
Madagascar’s president denounces ‘coup’ attempt as protests flare
Antananarivo – Madagascan President Andry Rajoelina condemned on Friday what he said was an attempt to topple his government,... Read more
6 Oct
