Coup

Sudan starts post-coup talks without key civilian bloc

Khartoum – Sudan on Wednesday began UN-facilitated direct talks between rival factions hoped to resolve a political crisis sparked... Read more

9 Jun, 2022

Conakry – A Guinean coalition that has long opposed deposed former president Alpha Conde is worried he will flee during... Read more

25 May, 2022

Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso president Roch Marc Christian Kabore, who was overthrown in an army putsch, has been “totally locked... Read more

24 May, 2022

Bamako – A colonel, reputed to be close to Mali’s ruling junta, has been arrested following what the authorities... Read more

18 May, 2022

Bamako – Mali’s military junta on Monday said it thwarted an attempted coup last week led by army officers and... Read more

17 May, 2022

Conakry – Guinea’s legislative body on Wednesday announced there would be a three-year transition period before civilian rule is... Read more

12 May, 2022

Conakry – Opposition leaders in Guinea on Sunday roundly condemned the announcement by the leader of the military junta... Read more

2 May, 2022

Dakar – The UN chief Antonio Guterres called on Sunday for the military juntas in Burkina Faso, Guinea and... Read more

2 May, 2022

Conakry – Guinea’s army-dominated government announced on Friday that a political forum had proposed a transition period of between 18... Read more

30 Apr, 2022

Ouagadougou – The Economic Community of West African States has shipped 10 000 tonnes of food aid to Burkina... Read more

30 Apr, 2022