Burkina junta expels UN official over report on child mistreatment
Abidjan – Burkina Faso’s junta on Monday declared the top resident UN official “persona non grata” for a United... Read more
19 Aug
Guinea junta takes control of Emirati mining concession
Conakry – The head of Guinea’s junta has revoked an Emirati mining giant’s bauxite concession and placed it under... Read more
6 Aug
Burkina frees 4 junta critics press-ganged into jihadist fight
Abidjan – Burkina Faso’s military authorities have freed four critics of the ruling junta who were press-ganged into fighting... Read more
16 Jul
Mali junta chief approves law giving him unlimited mandate
Bamako – Mali’s junta chief has granted himself a five-year presidential mandate, renewable “as many times as necessary” and... Read more
11 Jul
Mali junta chief granted renewable presidential mandate
Bamako – Mali’s military authorities on Thursday granted the junta chief a five-year presidential mandate, renewable “as many times... Read more
4 Jul
Mali junta suspends political parties’ activities ‘until further notice’
Bamako – Mali’s junta on Wednesday suspended political parties’ activities “until further notice for reasons of public order”, as... Read more
8 May
Myanmar declares week of mourning as hopes fade for quake survivors
Mandalay – Myanmar’s ruling junta declared a week of national mourning on Monday for the country’s devastating earthquake, which... Read more
31 Mar
HRW urges Mali to release 10 jailed junta critics
Mali – Rights group Human Rights Watch on Tuesday urged Mali’s junta to free 10 people jailed for demanding... Read more
25 Jun, 2024
Mali junta leader pardons all 49 Ivorian soldiers
Bamako – Mali’s junta leader on Friday pardoned all 49 Ivorian soldiers whose arrest in July triggered a bitter diplomatic... Read more
7 Jan, 2023
Mali junta rejects ‘biased’ UN allegations of killings
Bamako – The junta in Mali on Friday rejected “biased” UN allegations of a massacre of civilians by the... Read more
3 Sep, 2022
