Like its neighbor Mali, Burkina Faso also witnessed two successive coups. In January 2022, Roch Kaboré was ousted by Lt. Col.

Benin says it requested Nigeria’s military intervention to avert civilian casualties•Why Benin’s rebel soldiers failed where others in the region succeededBy Wycliffe Muia (BBC) and Paul Melly (BBC’s ...

Guinea-Bissau has joined a growing list of African countries where military officers have seized power since 2020.

A reported coup attempt in the Benin Republic on Sunday has added to the growing list of military takeovers across Africa in ...

France has confirmed that it provided surveillance and logistical support to help the government of Benin foil a coup attempt ...

DAKAR, Senegal — In West Africa’s latest military takeover, soldiers in Guinea-Bissau followed up a disputed presidential ...

Guinea-Bissau has joined a growing list of African countries where military officers have seized power since 2020.

Niger’s citizens await what’s next as deadline arrives for president to be reinstated The deadline arrived Sunday for Niger’s military junta to reinstate the country’s ousted president, but the West ...

The coup that followed soon afterwards in Gabon, in August 2023, was similarly the product of local frustrations. In this ...

The children of Niger's detained President Mohamed Bazoum, ousted in a 2023 coup, called on the international community Wednesday to secure the release of their parents.

In Gabon, ruled for 55 years by the Bongo family, army officers on August 30, 2023 overthrow President Ali Bongo Ondimba, ...

Jamie Carragher has called on Mohamed Salah to front up to the media amid Liverpool's slump, like he did last season when he needed a new contract or was awarded man of the match. The Reds suffered a ...