Gambia releases opposition figure after coup bid
Banjul – The Gambia has released a former minister detained last week as the government announced it had foiled... Read more
31 Dec, 2022
Gambia says coup bid sought hostages, army restructure
Banjul – The plotters of an alleged coup foiled in the Gambia last week planned to take senior government... Read more
30 Dec, 2022
Burkina Faso army officer held in ‘destabilisation’ plot: prosecutor
Ouagadougou – Authorities were probing a new attempt to “destabilise” Burkina Faso involving a decorated senior officer, according to... Read more
29 Dec, 2022
Gambia probes coup bid and arrests more soldiers
Banjul – The Gambia on Tuesday set up an “investigative panel” and gave it 30 days to report back... Read more
28 Dec, 2022
Gambian government says has foiled coup attempt
Banjul – The Gambia’s government on Wednesday said it had thwarted a coup attempt the previous day and arrested... Read more
23 Dec, 2022
Six troops held in Sao Tome after ‘coup’ episode
Libreville – Six soldiers in the tiny West African state of Sao Tome and Principe have been placed in... Read more
22 Dec, 2022
Burkina Faso awards gold mine permit to Russian firm
Ouagadougou – Military-ruled Burkina Faso has awarded an exploration permit for a new gold mine to Russian firm Nordgold,... Read more
9 Dec, 2022
Sao Tome PM believes ‘extrajudicial executions’ occurred after coup bid
Lisbon – The prime minister of the tiny West African state of Sao Tome and Principe said “extrajudicial executions”... Read more
9 Dec, 2022
Junta-appointed PM in Mali returns after stroke
Bamako – Mali’s military-appointed government on Monday said that Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga, a civilian named to the... Read more
6 Dec, 2022
Sao Tome to probe ‘inhumane acts’ in aftermath of attempted coup
Libreville – Sao Tome on Thursday ordered an investigation into allegations that soldiers committed “cruel, degrading and inhumane acts”... Read more
2 Dec, 2022
