GUINEA – The African Union (AU) on Thursday reintegrated Guinea after it successfully conducted general elections, transitioning from military to constitutional rule following the military coup in 2021. During the 1325th meeting of the AU Peace and Security Council in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf informed members that Guinea had reached a “decisive […]
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Coup Attempt in Burkina Faso Thwarted
BURKINA FASO – A coup attempt in Burkina Faso against President Capt. Ibrahim Traore, orchestrated by the former transitional president Lt. Col. Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba was thwarted, according to a government statement on Tuesday. Security Minister Mahamadou Sana told national television RTB that the plot, which had been planned for late Saturday, was foiled “thanks […]
Honduran President Xiomara Castro Alleges Coup Attempt Underway
HONDURAS – The Honduran President Xiomara Castro on Tuesday said that there was a coup attempt underway to overthrow her government, as election results remain unknown two weeks after the poll. Castro alleged on social media that former President Juan Orlando Hernández, who was convicted of drug trafficking charges in the US last year and […]
Attempted Coup in Benin Thwarted; Interior Minister
BENIN – An attempted coup in Benin on Sunday was thwarted after a small group of soldiers claimed to have ousted the government on national television. The Beninese Interior Minister Alassane Seidou said that the Armed Forces and their leadership, “faithful to their oath,” remained loyal. “Their response made it possible to keep control of […]
ECOWAS Suspends Guinea-Bissau Following Military Coup
GUINEA-BISSAU – On Thursday Nov. 27, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) suspended Guinea-Bissau from the bloc, after a military coup ousted President Umaro Sissoco Embalo. The decision of the bloc’s Mediation and Security Council (MSC) came after an Extraordinary Virtual Summit of Heads of State and Government held to discuss the current […]