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Burkina Fasos military govt says it foiled coup attempt
Burkina Fasos military govt says it foiled coup attempt
Quick Glance: Burkina Faso Junta Thwarts Coup Plot
- Image caption: Capt Ibrahim Traoré seized power almost a year ago in Burkina Faso's second coup of 2022
- Shortly before, Capt Traoré stated that he remains resolute in leading the transition to democracy despite challenges and maneuvers.
- The widespread jihadist insurgency, originating from neighboring Mali in 2015, has complicated the timeline for civilian power transfer until next year.
France's ambassador to Niger left the country early on Wednesday morning ...
French ambassador to Niger leaves as relations nosedive after coup
Quick Glance: French Ambassador Leaves Niger as Relations Deteriorate Following Coup
- Confirmation of France's ambassador departing from Niger.
- French troops will also withdraw from the country.
- Departure comes after the military coup in July.
#VantageOnFirstpost : French President Macron has announced his decision to withdraw soldiers and diplomats from Niger, months after the military seized power in a coup ... Show more
Mali’s military junta on Monday said it would postpone February elections for technical reasons ...
Mali junta expects delay to February elections
Quick Glance: Delay Expected for Mali Elections
- Mali's military junta announced the postponement of the elections in February for technical reasons.
- The election delay is another setback for the return to democratic rule after two coups.
- The junta stated that the delay is due to several factors, including a dispute with a French firm over a civil registry database.
- The junta will provide a new timeline at a later date.
UN human rights experts say war crimes and crimes against humanity are still being committed in different parts of Ethiopia 10 months after government and ... Show more
Quick Glance: Thousands Dead in Devastating Floods in Africa
- Rescue teams are still recovering bodies from destroyed buildings and the sea
- Houses along the river are submerged and residents are struggling to rescue people from the rubble
- Johannesburg is facing annual water restrictions due to dry season
- At least 20 people killed in major road accident in South Africa
The wife of Gabon's ousted president Ali Bongo Ondimba has been charged with "money laundering" and other offences, the public prosecutor said ... Show more
Burkina Faso's junta leader, Ibrahim Traore, said on Friday that there would be no ...
Burkina Faso junta leader says no elections until the country safe for voting
Quick Glance: No Elections in Burkina Faso Before Safety is Ensured
- Burkina Faso's junta leader Ibrahim Traore states that elections will only take place when the country is safe.
- Ibrahim Traore, Burkina Faso's interim President, attends a meeting at the Russia-Africa summit in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Jihadist attacks have intensified across Niger since the military seized power in July.
Niger attack
Soldiers killed by hundreds of jihadists in Kandadji
A municipality in southern Turkey on Friday cancelled a 60-year-old film festival after a controversy ...
Turkish film festival cancelled after row over censorship
Quick Glance: Turkish Film Festival Cancelled Amid Censorship Dispute
- Controversy over political documentary leads to cancellation of 60-year-old film festival in Turkey
- Controversial documentary about dismissed government employees removed
- Culture and Tourism Ministry withdraws support
- City cancels the entire festival
The Biden administration on Tuesday suspended most non-humanitarian aid to Gabon after ...
US suspends foreign assistance programs for Gabon following military coup
We look at the 50th anniversary of what is sometimes called ...
“The Other 9/11”
Ariel Dorfman on 50th Anniversary of U.S.-Backed Coup in Chile That Ousted Allende
Quick Glance: U.S. Triggers Chilean Coup with Unintended Consequences at Home
- Military jets bomb La Moneda presidential palace during the coup on September 11, 1973, in Santiago, Chile.
- President Salvador Allende commits suicide and General Augusto Pinochet begins a 17-year dictatorship.
- The coup in Chile leads to human rights concerns and Congress playing a larger role in U.S. foreign policy.
- In addition to ongoing propaganda efforts, the CIA meets with Chilean military contacts in a direct attempt to incite a coup to prevent an Allende presidency.
Decisions made by Niger's ruling juntas will be crucial as to how Islamist extremism spreads.
French troops will soon leave Niger
what happens then?
Rather than a cautionary tale, Salvador Allende has become a cherished myth for the left
What can Chile’s politicians learn from the coup in 1973?
Quick Glance: Lessons for Chilean politicians from the 1973 coup
- On September 11, 1973, Chile's armed forces overthrew the elected socialist president Salvador Allende and his chaotic, divided government.
- The coup was a national trauma and a shock to the continent.
- Allende identified as a Marxist socialist, not a European-style social democrat.
- The year of the coup holds valuable lessons for the left.
Chile, 1973: The Other September 11th: By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan
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🔴 Macron says France to withdraw ambassador and troops from Niger after coup
Seven soldiers were killed Thursday in Niger's southwest in an attack by suspected jihadists ...
Several Niger soldiers killed in suspected jihadist attack
A senator in Kenya has criticised sports bodies for failing to act after a dog chased runner Robert Kimutai Ng’eno during last week's Buenos Aires marathon in ... Show more
French President Emmanuel Macron announced Sunday France will withdraw its ...
France to Withdraw Troops and Ambassador from Niger After Failing to Overturn Coup
Kenya says it's confident the deployment of hundreds of its police to Haiti will end gang warfare there.
But some are sceptical about sending officers to a ... Show more
Quick Glance: Kenya's Confidence: Police Deployment to End Haiti Gang War
- Kenya is confident that its police deployment will bring an end to the gang war in Haiti by January.
- The high school student was arrested by the police in central Uganda on September 18.
- The Uganda Police Force emphasized that there was no connection with the company and the job advertisement for waiters, waitresses, coffee packers, and supermarket attendants in Kenya was fraudulent.
- In a statement, it was made clear that anyone predicting a coup would face arrest and prosecution.
An investigation into whether Chilean poet Pablo Neruda was murdered has yet to reach its ...
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The deaths come as former colonial power France prepares to withdraw a counterinsurgency force ...
A dozen soldiers killed after rebel attack in southwest Niger
Ukrainian drones likely attacked Wagner-backed paramilitary forces in Sudan ...
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Ukrainian Drones ‘Likely’ Hit Wagner-Backed Sudan Paramilitary
The United States is holding back assistance that might aid the government of Gabon following last month’s coup ...
US suspends aid programs for Gabon after coup
The Republic of Congo’s government has refuted rumors of a coup attempt against President Denis Nguesso as fake news. It follows unverified social media ... Show more
The African nation has been partially suspended following a coup that took place in late August.
Gabon partially suspended from Commonwealth after coup
Under Pinochet's rule, 40,000 people were killed or forcibly disappeared and up to 20,000 children were kidnapped.
In photos
50 years since Chile's coup
#WorldOfAfrica | France has banned cultural venues from collaborating with artists from coup-infested countries like Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali.
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🔊 US astronaut Frank Rubio breaks the record for the longest continuous space flight by an American. Hear why he’s looking forward to the quiet of his backyard ... Show more
Quick Glance: Impending US Shutdown, Travis King's Return to the US, Weight-Loss Drugs Under Review
- The United States is approaching a partial government shutdown as Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy rejects a temporary funding proposal.
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- Partial US government shutdown only days away as congressional conflict persists.
- Travis King: US soldier released by North Korea arrives in Texas.
West African bloc can be an important force for democracy in the region simply by enforcing its ...
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Mr Ogu said the president made the announcement of the subsidy removal without putting an alternative plan ...
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“Dissent in Egypt has long been quashed by President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, who did not hesitate to unleash a bloodbath after his 2013 military coup ... Show more
Quick Glance: Egypt: Sisi Transforming the Country into a Massive Military Camp
- Suppression of dissent in Egypt by Sisi
- Destruction of civil society after the 2013 military coup
- Adoption of the military camp model for comprehensive surveillance
- Removal of entire impoverished neighborhoods to enforce control
BANGKOK (AFP): Thailand's jailed former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra could act as advisor ...
Jailed Thaksin could be advisor to new Thai govt
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Father Franco Reverberi is wanted in Argentina on charges of murder and torture under ...
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Haiti's most powerful gang leader called for the armed overthrow of Prime Minister Ariel ...
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Niger’s deposed president who has been in detention since July has petitioned a regional court demanding his release and reinstatement ... Show more
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Claims by former Brazilian president’s ex-secretary prompt calls for alleged ...
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Bolsonaro met with army, navy and air force heads to discuss coup
Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, three West African Sahel nations ruled by military juntas ...
Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso sign Sahel security pact
🇲🇬 #Madagascar - The president's critics accuse him of mounting an institutional #coup . As legally required, Andry Rajoelina has resigned to run for #reelection but ... Show more
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Tuesday said bad governance is at the root of the recent coup ...
Obasanjo blames bad governance for military coups in Africa
Josep Borrell sees cascading coups in the region as a major test for the European ...
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National security services claim a coup is being plotted against the Georgian government from Ukraine.
Georgia
Chronicle of coup foretold
US reaches agreement with Niger’s military leaders to restart drone ...
US military resumes drone, crewed aircraft operations in post-coup Niger
How Disappearance Became a Global Weapon of Control, 50 Years on From Chile’s US-Backed Coup
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African leaders have collectively demanded a permanent seat at the UN ...
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Guinea's military leader Mamady Doumbouya told the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday that the ...
Guinea junta leader denounces Western democracy amid wave of coups
In May 2020, American mercenaries and armed Venezuelan rebels attempted a shambolic coup d’etat against the Nicolas Maduro regime ... Show more
The European Union chief says the bloc needs a "new strategic approach" to Africa as Russia makes strides on the continent ... Show more
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Nick Percat has signed multiple Australian karting champion Brad Jenner for his 2024 Alonso Kart programme.
Nick Percat lands karting coup
A French citizen detained in Niger in the wake of a coup has been freed ...
France says citizen detained in Niger in wake of coup has been freed
Some 378 individuals have been sentenced to periods of incarceration over their involvement in the January 6, 2021, uprising at the U.S ... Show more
Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso — three West African Sahel nations ruled by military juntas signed a security pact promising to come to the aid of each other in ... Show more
In 'El Conde,' Pablo Larraín turns Augusto Pinochet into a 250-year-old vampire whose impact is ...
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Remembering the Victims of Chile’s 9/11
For many of us, the Chilean coup changed the way we thought — and still think — about ...
I was a witness to the 1973 US-backed coup in Chile. It changed my life.
Niger’s new military leaders have accused France of amassing ...
Niger junta accuses France of amassing forces for a military intervention after the coup in July
While we work to amend the pain of our past, we must make it a priority to protect ...
50 years after Pinochet
We must learn from the past to protect our future
The presidents of Chile and Mexico called for the strengthening ...
Chile, Mexico presidents call for democracy, Santiago protests flare on eve of coup anniversary
Quick Glance: Presidents Call for Strengthening Democracy in Latin America
- Chile and Mexico's presidents emphasize the importance of democracy in Latin America.
- Mexico provided political refuge for 3,000 Chileans during the Pinochet regime.
- Chilean President Boric praises Allende and condemns his death during the coup as a horrendous crime.
- The two presidents highlight their unity in history, brotherhood, and the desire to continue building an authentic democracy.
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