Tag: coups d’etat

Wife of Gabon’s ousted president Ali Bongo jailed

Sylvia Bongo, wife of Gabonese overthrown president Ali Bongo has been jailed.

Ghana’s president Akufo-Addo calls for release of Niger president Mohamed Bazoum

Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appealed to Commonwealth Nations to

Burkina Faso’s junta leader fires police boss

Burkina Faso’s interim leader, Ibrahim Traoré, has changed head of the paramilitary

Democracy in west Africa is in danger – Ghana president Akufo-Addo 

Addressing the 2nd ECOWAS Parliamentary Seminar held in Winneba in the Central

Zambia police arrest 21-year old for advocating to overthrow gov’t 

Police in Zambia have arrested 21 year old man over Facebook post

Attempted coup fails in Burkina Faso – Junta

Burkina Faso's security and intelligence services foiled a coup attempt on Tuesday,

U.S halts aid to Gabon in wake of coup

The United States is suspending its aid to Gabon following last month's

Burundi president Évariste Ndayishimiye condemns coup rumours

Burundi President Évariste Ndayishimiye has condemned rumours of a coup against him

Counting the cost of contagion fears from Africa coups

When Gabon's General Brice Oligui Nguema ousted his distant cousin last month,

Burkina Faso approves law for sending troops to post-coup Niger

Burkina Faso's transitional legislature on Tuesday approved a law authorising the dispatch