Tag: junta
Niger has cut military ties with the US: why this is...
Niger – a landlocked country of 25 million people in one of the most unstable parts of the world – recently announced it was...
Mali catastrophe accelerating under junta rule
The threat of militant Islamist groups is spreading to all parts of Mali as the military junta stakes its claim to stay in power...
Wave of juntas in Africa and the worrisome celebratory reception by...
Within the past 18 months, Africa has experienced six coups, with the most recent in Burkina Faso on 24 January, rekindling the debate regarding...
Mali must appoint civilian government – claim
Mali military coup leaders must hand power to a civilian transitional government immediately, the chairman of the West African regional bloc said, as a...
Coalition rejects Mali political charter
The M5-RFP coalition in Mali that led anti-government protests before last month’s coup rejected a political charter pushed through by the ruling junta on...
West African leaders to push Mali junta to hand over power...
West African leaders seeking a return to democracy in Mali will on Friday demand that the military junta that ousted the president in a...
Who’s who in Mali’s military junta?
The junta that overthrew Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita on Tuesday and promised to lead the country to elections has provided little information about...
Region’s presidents plan Mali visit as junta, opposition close ranks
West African presidents plan to fly to Mali as regional powers escalate efforts to block a coup-driven regime change, two sources said, after an...
Mali’s ex-junta chief on trial over killings
A Malian court began the trial of former coup leader General Amadou Sanogo on Wednesday on charges of "complicity in kidnapping and...
