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From coup leader to elected president Guinea's Colonel Mamadi Doumbouya, who seized power in a 2021 coup, will be inaugurated as the country's elected president on Saturday after securing 87% of...
Burkina Faso thwarts coup attempt targeting leader Burkina Faso's government announced late Tuesday that it had disrupted a sophisticated plot to assassinate military ruler Capt. Ibrahim Traoré,...
Junta leader takes commanding lead in Guinea vote Guinea's military ruler, Gen. Mamady Doumbouya, has secured a sweeping early advantage in Sunday's presidential election, preliminary results ind...
Regional forces bolster Benin after coup attempt Approximately 200 soldiers from West African nations, primarily Nigeria and Ivory Coast, remain in Benin to assist authorities following Sunday's...
Hostages released amid ongoing manhunt Two high-ranking military officers abducted during Sunday's failed coup in Benin have been freed, a government insider confirmed to the BBC. Details of thei...
Benin foils military coup attempt Benin's government announced on Sunday it had prevented an attempted coup by a faction of the armed forces, as gunfire erupted in the capital and rebels briefly...
Nigeria grants asylum to Guinea-Bissau opposition leader Nigeria has granted asylum to Fernando Dias da Costa, a presidential candidate from Guinea-Bissau, following a military coup that halted t...
Military seizes power amid election turmoil Guinea-Bissau's military announced a takeover last Wednesday, citing a plot to destabilize the nation. However, analysts and regional leaders question...
Guinea-Bissau Leader's Ousting Called 'Staged' by Regional Figures Senegal's Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and Nigeria's former President Goodluck Jonathan have cast doubt on the legitimacy of thi...
Guinea-Bissau's ousted president arrives in Senegal after military coup Guinea-Bissau's deposed President Umaro Sissoco Embaló landed in neighboring Senegal late Thursday, following negotiations...
Military swears in new transitional leader after apparent coup Gen. Horta N'Tam was inaugurated as Guinea-Bissau's interim president on Thursday, a day after soldiers seized control of the West A...
Military officers seize control in Guinea-Bissau, president reportedly arrested Military officers in Guinea-Bissau announced a coup on Wednesday, declaring they had taken control of the country a...
Brazil's Supreme Court orders Jair Bolsonaro to begin 27-year prison term for coup plot Brazil's Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that former President Jair Bolsonaro must immediately begin serving a...
Bolsonaro detained as court cites escape risk during house arrest Brazilian authorities took former President Jair Bolsonaro into custody late Saturday, citing an imminent risk of flight while he...
Former first lady and president's son convicted in absentia A Gabonese court sentenced Sylvia Bongo, the former first lady, and her son Noureddin Bongo to 20 years in prison on Tuesday after a tw...
Peru declares Mexican president persona non grata amid asylum dispute Peru's Congress voted late Thursday to declare Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum persona non grata, escalating tensions aft...
Guinea's military ruler enters presidential race, breaking transition pledge Gen. Mamadi Doumbouya, Guinea's junta leader since a 2021 coup, formally registered as a presidential candidate on Mon...
Sudan's Hemedti consolidates power as RSF captures key Darfur stronghold Mohamed Hamdan Dagolo, widely known as Hemedti, has solidified his dominance in Sudan after his paramilitary Rapid Support...
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