BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali coup leader Col. Assimi Goita was sworn in Monday as president of a transitional government, solidifying his grip on power in the West African nation after carrying out his second…
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The African Union has suspended Mali and is threatening sanctions after the junta leader grabbed back control of the government last week, marking the second coup d’etat in only nine months….
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mutinous soldiers arrested Mali’s transitional president and prime minister Monday hours after a government reshuffle left out two members of the junta that had seized power in a coup nine months…
OUAGADOUGOU – A military tribunal in Burkina Faso on Tuesday handed down a sentence of 30 years to the wife of a general convicted of leading a deadly coup bid four years ago. The prison…
KIOSSI, CAMEROON — Gabon has closed border crossings with Cameroon since Monday’s attempted coup against President Ali Bongo, halting trade and leaving Gabonese unable to return home. Goods and passengers destined for Gabon are stranded in…
LA group of soldiers sought to take power in Gabon on Monday while the country’s ailing president was abroad, but the government declared the bid had failed and the rebels had been arrested. Soldiers burst…
HARARE, Zimbabwe — The Zimbabwe High Court ruled Saturday that the military takeover that led to Robert Mugabe’s resignation was legal, a key decision since the military had insisted that its moves did not result…
Zimbabwe’s ruling party has claimed on social media that President Robert Mugabe and his family were detained Tuesday night in what increasingly looks like an attempt to depose the longtime president. “Last night the first…
Abuja — Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has explained that he fired military officers who were exposed to politics when he held sway as president in order to prevent a coup in the country. To this…