Tag: Junta
Independent Africa
Niger’s junta stands firm on demand for US troop withdrawal
Niger's ruling junta has reaffirmed its demand for the withdrawal of US troops, dealing a blow to Washington's security interests in the Sahel region.Last...
Independent Africa
Guinea’s junta angry with Russia after govt is dissolved
Guinea's military junta expressed its discontent to Russia's ambassador following the Russian embassy's caution about potential unrest in Conakry after the dissolution of the...
Independent Africa
Former Niger president attempts family helicopter escape – Junta
The military government in Niger reported thwarting an escape attempt by the ousted former President, Mohamed Bazoum, and his entourage, including family members, cooks,...
World
French forces to start leaving Niger – Junta
The military government in Niger says that French soldiers will start leaving their country on Tuesday. The two countries have had problems since a...
Independent Africa
French magazine suspended by Burkina Faso junta over alleged ‘false’ articles
The military junta in Burkina Faso has stopped the French news magazine Jeune Afrique from publishing because it printed articles that were not true....
Independent Africa
Leader of Guinea’s junta asks West to stop lecturing and treating them like children
Leader of Guinea's junta, Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, has argued that the Western model of democracy is not suitable for Africa while defending the use...
Independent Africa
Gabon swears in Gen. Brice Nguema as interim president
In a televised ceremony on Monday, Gen. Brice Nguema, the leader of Gabon's military junta, was officially sworn in as the interim president by...
Independent Africa
Junta in Niger gives police orders to remove the French ambassador
The military junta in Niger, which took control of the government last month, announced on Thursday that it had nullified the diplomatic immunity of...
Headline
Nigeriens in Ghana demand reinstatement of President Bazoum
Some Niger citizens residing in Ghana have called for the immediate reinstatement of democratically-elected President, Mohammed Bazoum by the military junta.The head of the...
Independent Africa
Passport of a prominent cleric seized by Malian junta
Mali's military-led government on Thursday seized the diplomatic passport of influential and outspoken Muslim cleric Mahmoud Dicko, who is a vocal critic of the...