Tag: putsch
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…
since the putsch, journalists mistreated
RFI and France 24 were suspended on Thursday August 3 by the junta in Niger. But the French or foreign media are not the only ones to be abused since…
the opposition manifests and wants clarifications on the “attempted putsch” of November
The opposition in São Tomé and Príncipe demonstrated on Tuesday December 20 to denounce the events of November 25 and 26, when four people died during the night. Three presented…