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Burkina Faso Head of State Resigns After Coup, Flees to Togo
Burkina Faso’s ousted coup leader Lt. Col. Paul Henri Sandaogo Damiba left the country for Togo Sunday after he was…
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Coup in Burkina Faso as military officers overthrow junta leader
Military officers have seized control of Burkina Faso, claiming to be restoring peace to the jihadist-wracked country as they overthrew…
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Where’s the Coup Next? By Azu Ishiekwene
There’s a severe, earth-baking drought in the Horn of Africa. About 13 million people in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Djibouti…
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Guinea-Bissau Coup Fails As President Embaló Says Perpetrators Have Been Arrested
President Umaro Embaló of Guinea-Bissau has finally addressed the media after a coup scare in the West African country on…
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Guinea Needs a Bitter Pill; But Will Africa Find It? By Azu Ishiekwene
Zambia’s peaceful and orderly election in August offered a glimmer of hope that Africa’s story might be changing. For the…
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Buhari Condemns Guinea Coup, Demands Immediate Return to Democracy
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the coup that ousted the President of Guinea, Alpha Conde, describing it as a violation of…
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Coup in Guinean, President Condé Under Arrest
The military in Guinean on Sunday announced the arrest of President Alpha Condé in a statement broadcast on state TV…
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Turkish Police Arrest American Behind Coup App
A Turkish-born American linked to a messaging app used by organisers of a failed coup in 2016 has arrived in…
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ECOWAS Suspends Mali over Coup
The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, has suspended Mali’s membership from the regional bloc over last week’s coup.…
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Coup in Europe as Madrid, Barca, Man U, Arsenal, 8 Other Top Clubs Found New Super League
Twelve top European football clubs have agreed to found a Super League as soon as possible, the clubs announced in…
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