Tag: putsch
Bolsonaro’s ex-right-hand man arrested for obstructing the investigation into a planned putsch
After the revelation of an alleged coup d’état plan in Brazil by those close to former President Jair Bolsonaro, the noose is tightening further around this far-right figure. His former…
Raising the specter of a putsch, the Democrats’ strategy to beat Trump – L’Express
Winner or loser, Donald Trump would be a danger to American democracy. This is the message that Joe Biden tried to convey in an interview with CBS, which will be…
the World Bank announces to resume disbursements suspended after the July putsch
The World Bank announced on Friday May 17 that it would resume its disbursements in Niger to relaunch important projects. The organization suspended its disbursements on August 2, just after…
an announcement of a putsch attempt which questions
In Guinea, this is an announcement that questions more than it worries. On Tuesday, January 2, national television presented the authors of an attempted coup d’état, which was allegedly aborted…
one year after the second putsch, insecurity has not regressed
On September 30, 2022, Captain Ibrahim Traoré overthrew Lieutenant-Colonel Damiba, who himself had seized power by force from elected President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré in January of the same year.…
Putsch in Gabon: France suspends its military cooperation
This is a new consequence of the putsch by Gabonese soldiers who on Wednesday dismissed outgoing President Ali Bongo Ondimba, in power for 14 years, shortly after the announcement of…
where is the Gabonese president since the putsch?
The fate of Ali Bongo is particularly scrutinized this Wednesday, August 30, 2023. The President of Gabon was overthrown by putschist soldiers. The latter announced that they had placed the…
Putsch in Niger: the very contrasting reactions of Nigeriens to the latest announcements from ECOWAS
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) ordered on August 10, 2023 the deployment of a “standby force” to restore constitutional order in Niger, a country where a coup…
Putsch in Niger: this chaos feared by Algeria
To his great relief, there has not – yet – been any military intervention to drive out the Nigerien putschists. The President of Algeria, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, has publicly indicated that…
Niger: Paris “firmly” supports ECOWAS to defeat the putsch
France underlined this Saturday August 5 that it supported “with firmness and determination” the efforts of ECOWAS to defeat the coup attempt in Niger, on the eve of the end…