30 people jailed in Benin over thwarted coup attempt
30 people, mostly soldiers, have been jailed in Benin on 16th December for the unsuccessful coup attempt on 7th December,...
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Benin on high alert after failed coup attempt
Benin is recovering from a coup attempt against President Patrice Talon, which was swiftly dealt with, reports RFI on 8th...
Another Tunisian opposition leader starts hunger strike in jail
The standoff between Tunisian President Kais Saied and his jailed opponents is escalating, after it was announced that a third...
Madagascar: President dissolves parliament amid growing unrest
Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina dissolved the national assembly on the 14th of October, as reported by Africa news via the...
Madagascar: Army unit claims control amid political turmoil
Madagascar’s presidency says an attempt to seize power is underway after army unit CAPSAT declared it now controls the country’s...
Former Mali PM Choguel Maiga faces embezzlement charges
Mali’s former Prime Minister Choguel Maiga is facing embezzlement charges amid a broader military crackdown on dissent, according to an...
Failed coup plot adds to mounting pressures in Mali
The ruling junta of Mali came into power through a coup in 2021, four years down the line they face...
France urges Mali to release diplomat seized in coup plot case
France has denounced the ‘unfounded’ arrest of its diplomat in Mali, calling for his immediate release. According to Africanews plus...
Mali: Foiled coup plot adds to mounting pressures
The ruling junta of Mali face growing turbulence as an alleged coup plot has been foiled, two dozen soldiers were...
Hundreds protest in Mali against junta’s attempt to extend power
Hundreds of protestors gathered outside the Palais de Culture in Mali’s capital, Bamako, on May 3rd and 4th in the...
Thousands rally in support of Burkina Faso’s military leader
In the biggest show of solidarity with the military regime since its power grab in 2022, demonstrators from across Burkina...
France prepares to hand back its only military case in Côte d’Ivoire
France is preparing to hand back its only military base in Côte d'Ivoire on February 20th, marking the further diminishment...
Burkina Faso junta failing to contain Jihadist violence
An attack that killed hundreds of civilians in Burkina Faso on August 24th underscores the ruling military junta's failure to...
Algeria: coup plot by army officers exposed by journalist
President Tebboune’s grip on power in Algeria is not as strong as analysts might have thought as an attempted coup...
Three Sahel states leave ECOWAS bloc
Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso declared their immediate departures from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in a...
