The Nigerian military says several of its officers will face trial for allegedly plotting to overthrow the West African ...

A military coup attempt in Benin Sunday adds to a list of such incidents on the turbulent African continent. A group of soldiers announced that they had ousted President Patrice Talon, although his ...

Nigerian military officers to face trial over alleged coup plot - The group planned to overthrow the West African nation’s ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — It had become a familiar scene in West Africa. A group of soldiers appeared on state television in Benin on Sunday to claim they had seized power. A few hours later, the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In this photo taken from video provided by TGB Guinea-Bissau, Guinea-Bissau's new junta leader Gen. Horta Inta-A, takes an oath of ...

Currently two dozen African countries are experiencing some form of terrorism, ethnic conflicts or civil war. Seven of these nations had undergone a coup, with the military taking control from the ...

The spate of military coups in Africa is starting to raise concerns about the future of democracy in the region. We spoke to five political analysts in four African countries for insight into the ...

There are arguments that the normalisation of coups in one country may embolden such in another, creating a cycle of instability that is hard to break without strong democratic safeguards. There are ...

“If people cannot trust their Government to do the job for which it exists – to protect them and promote their welfare – all else is lost” … Barrack Obama, the 44th President of the United States of ...

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Guinea-Bissau has joined a growing list of African countries where military officers have seized power since 2020. A few hours after gunshots were heard near the presidential ...