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Rivers State: Coup Against Fubara And The Constitution

Global UpfrontNov 5, 2023November 5, 20230

By Monima Daminabo, Sunday November 5, 2023 Even as the dust seems to settle over the recent sordid drama in Rivers State, which featured disturbing

Niger Republic: Containing The Fallout From The Coup

Global UpfrontOct 6, 2023October 6, 20230

A 26 July coup in Niger has upended alliances in West Africa and struck another in a succession of blows to democratic principles in the

Burkina Faso: Another Coup Too Many, Daily Trust Editorial Of October 14, 2022

Global UpfrontOct 14, 2022October 14, 20220

On the night of September 30, 2022, the Burkina Faso army ousted President Paul-Henri Damiba, marking the second coup in the troubled West African country

UN Security Council Voices ‘Concern’ Over Burkina Faso, But Stops Short of ‘Coup’ Label

Global UpfrontFeb 10, 2022February 10, 20220

The UN Security Council (UNSC) expressed “serious concern” Wednesday over Burkina Faso’s “unconstitutional change of government” last month, but chose not to describe it as

Guinea-Bissau Coupists Wanted President Embalo Killed, Minister tells Buhari

Global UpfrontFeb 6, 20220

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Guinea-Bissau, Suzi Barbosa, on Sunday told President Muhammadu Buhari that the coupists who struck in her country attempted to kill

Drug Barons Likely Sponsored Guinea Bissau’s Aborted Coup, says President Embalo

Global UpfrontFeb 2, 2022February 2, 20220

Guinea-Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embalo survived an attempted coup on Tuesday and suggested that the plotters may have been linked to drug trafficking. Earlier, heavy

West African Elders Forum Condemns Coup in Burkina Faso

Global UpfrontJan 25, 2022January 25, 20220

Says it an aberration that rewinds the clock of progress in the region The West African Elders Forum (WAEF) has strongly condemned the military coup

US Condemns Burkina Faso Coup, Demand Army “Return to Their Barracks,” Release Deposed President

Global UpfrontJan 25, 2022January 25, 20220

The United States (U.S.) has condemned the coup d’état in Burkina Faso, demanding from the country’s Army the immediate release of the deposed President, Roch