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, 2025
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, 2025
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, 2025
Brazil’s Bolsonaro placed under 24-hour watch ahead of coup trial verdict
Brasília – A Brazilian judge on Tuesday declared far right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro, who is under house arrest while... Read more
27 Aug, 2025
Holomisa laughs off coup fears — ‘That’s not a coup, that’s twitter talk’
Pretoria – Deputy Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Bantu Holomisa, has dismissed growing fears of a coup d’état... Read more
18 Jul, 2025
WATH | Coup risk identified, but SA is safe and security is tight – Ntshavheni
Cape Town – State Security Minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has assured South Africans that the country’s security is stable and... Read more
16 Jul, 2025
Is Nigeria in danger of a coup? What the country should do to avoid one – political analyst
Abdul-Wasi Babatunde Moshood, Lagos State University African countries have had nine successful military coups since 2020. In west and... Read more
20 Feb, 2025
Inflation forces Nigeriens to adapt what they eat
Niamey – At a Niamey market, mother of five Rakia Abdou haggles hard for a sack of rice, a... Read more
16 Jan, 2025
Mali court provisionally releases 11 junta critics
Bamako – A Malian court on Thursday granted provisional freedom to 11 junta opponents arrested for “plotting” against authorities,... Read more
6 Dec, 2024
Mali junta appoints general to replace sacked civilian PM
Bamako — Mali’s junta on Thursday named General Abdoulaye Maiga as the new prime minister a day after sacking... Read more
22 Nov, 2024
