Coup

The former president of Sierra Leone has been called in for questioning by police over recent attacks authorities termed as a failed coup, an official said Thursday. Ernest Bai Koroma said that he would honour the police summons, and…

West Africa’s top court has rejected a request by Niger’s junta for a lifting of coup-related sanctions imposed by its neighbours, ruling that the junta is unconstitutional and therefore lacks the authority to make such a request.…

Cameroonian President Paul Biya has welcomed Gabon's transitional president Brice Oligui Nguema to Yaounde for a short state visit. The Cameroonian leader is the latest to receive Oligui Nguema who is on a tour of central African states…

The Sierra Leonean government has announced 43 new arrests in connection with the 26th November coup attempt, bringing to 57 the number of people arrested since these events, the vast majority of them military personnel. The latest…

Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo has decided to dissolve the opposition-dominated Parliament on Monday, three days after armed clashes that he describes as an "attempted coup d'état" and which plunged this small African country…

In an announcement, President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone has declared that the recent incident on 26th November was, beyond any doubt, an attempted coup d'État. The president revealed that investigations carried out by the security…

Guinea-Bissau's President Umaro Sissoco Embalo says the deadly violence involving members of the National Guard was an "attempted coup" as the army ordered them back to barracks. The unrest between members of the National Guard and…

South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit has dismissed the country’s Inspector-General of Police General Majak Akec Balok following rumours of a coup attempt. The president in his decree read out on the state-owned South Sudan…

The Congo Brazzaville Government headed by President Denis Sassou Nguesso has dismissed rumours of a coup attempt against the incumbent government on Sunday. Some social media platforms reported that there was a coup attempt in the…

The Central African regional bloc, known as ECCAS, has announced the suspension of Gabon's membership. This development comes as General Brice Oligui Nguema was sworn in as the transitional president on Monday, consolidating his grip on…