Sierra Leone violence: Sunday attacks were part of coup attempt – minister

[ad_1] The capital city is recovering from Sunday’s series of attacks on prisons and a military barracks. [ad_2] Source link

UBS chair aims for ‘bloodless coup’ with Sergio Ermotti succession

[ad_1] Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. UBS chair Colm Kelleher said he would like to…

Niger coup leaders repeal law against migrant smuggling

[ad_1] The legislation allowed police to take action against smugglers taking migrants to Europe. [ad_2] Source link

US ends aid to Gabon after concluding coup took place

[ad_1] The US has suspended most of its financial assistance to Gabon in response to a military takeover there two months ago. The US State Department said it had formally…

CIA publicly acknowledges 1953 coup it backed in Iran was undemocratic as it revisits ‘Argo’ rescue

[ad_1] DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — While revealing new details about one of the most famed CIA operations of all times — the spiriting out of six American diplomats who…

Ex-Speaker stages coup at Law Firm with death certificate and obituary

[ad_1] Former Speaker of Parliament between 2005 and 2009, Ebenezer Begyina Sekyi Hughes, has been dragged to court by two Accra-based lawyers for falsifying registration documents to surreptitiously kick them…

Burkina Faso junta says it foiled coup attempt

[ad_1] It is just less than a year since Capt Ibrahim Traoré seized power during the second coup of 2022. [ad_2] Source link

France’s withdrawal from Niger can jeopardise counterterrorism ops in Sahel

[ad_1] The French troops withdrawing from Niger were seen as a key line of defence for about a decade in Western efforts against jihadi violence in Africa’s Sahel region, the…

Niger coup: Macron says France to withdraw troops and ambassador

[ad_1] French president says ambassador will leave and all military cooperation will end in “the months to come”. [ad_2] Source link

Gabon partially suspended from Commonwealth after coup

[ad_1] The African nation has been partially suspended following a coup that took place in late August. [ad_2] Source link