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Military Rule Is On The Rise In Africa – Nothing Good Came From It In The Past

Global UpfrontNov 21, 2024November 21, 20240

By Samuel Fury Childs Daly In the last few years, there has been a spate of military coups in Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, Sudan and

Guinea Court Finds Former Junta Leader Moussa Dadis Camara Guilty in 2009 Stadium Massacre

Global UpfrontAug 1, 2024August 1, 20240

A court in Guinea on Wednesday found former junta leader Moussa Dadis Camara and seven other accused military commanders guilty of crimes against humanity in

Coups All Over The Continent, By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu

Global UpfrontFeb 28, 2024February 28, 20240

Coups and earthquakes! Foreign journalists from America and Britain who covered Africa back in the day never tired on writing headline stories on coups and

Former Guinea Dictator Moussa ‘Dadis’ Camara Recaptured, Back In Jail After Armed Commando Stormed Prison, Took Him, Others Away – Army, Lawyer Says

Global UpfrontNov 4, 2023November 4, 20230

Guinean former dictator Moussa Dadis Camara has been recaptured and returned to prison, the Army and his lawyer said on Saturday after an apparent jailbreak

In Faraway Guinea Conakry, Tinubu’s Prowess Holds Sway

Global UpfrontApr 16, 2023April 16, 20230

By Sunday Dare, October 26, 2015 Though the October 11, 2015 presidential elections in Guinea Conakry have come and gone, not many would forget in

Hunger, Human Rights Abuses Increasing In Nigeria, Other African Nations, Says Amnesty International

Global UpfrontMar 28, 2023March 28, 20230

Amnesty International (AI) on Monday released its 2022 annual report, highlighting the effects of conflicts in many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa while blaming the failure

Guinea Junta Agrees Return To Civilian Rule In 2 Years

Global UpfrontOct 23, 2022October 23, 20220

Guinea’s ruling junta has agreed to restore civilian rule in two years, after facing sanctions over its original plan for a three-year transfer of power,

ECOWAS Leaders Lift Sanctions On Guinea, Burkina Faso

Global UpfrontJul 4, 2022July 4, 20220

West African leaders attending a regional summit agreed Sunday to lift sanctions on two neighbors led by military governments that are now promising a return

Buhari Cautions ECOWAS Leaders, Says Consider Victims Of Unconstitutional Changes In Govt In Mali, Burkina Faso And Guinea In Taking Decisions On Further Sanctions

Global UpfrontJun 4, 2022June 4, 20220

President Muhammadu Buhari says any decision to be taken by ECOWAS leaders on the political situations in Burkina Faso, Mali and Guinea must consider the

Guinea Junta Leader Decides On 39-Month Transition

Global UpfrontMay 1, 2022May 1, 20220

Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, the head of Guinea’s military junta, said Saturday he had opted for a 39-month transitional period before a return to civilian rule.