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Leaders of the Coup in Niger. Change of government by unconstitutional means is not new in Africa.

Present and past coups similar but also different in key aspects

Tuesday, September 05, 2023
Head of Gabon's elite Republican Guard, General Brice Oligui Nguema (R), is decorated by Gabon Prime Minister Alain Claude Bilie Bie Nze (L) in Libreville on August 16, 2023 during celebrations ahead of Gabon Independence day celebrated on August 17, 2023. (Photo by - / AFP)
Africa

Gabon coup leader to be sworn in as 'transitional president'

Monday, September 04, 2023
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Kwibuka

Mitchell on Genocide fugitives in UK, relations with Rwanda

Sunday, September 03, 2023
A video grab shows Gabonese soldiers carrying General Brice Oligui Nguema (C), head of the presidential guard of ousted President Ali Bongo Ondimba on August 30, 2023. PHOTO _ AFP
Africa

Africa witnesses seven coups in three years

Thursday, August 31, 2023
An African Union session at its headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. PHOTO _ TONY KARUMBA _ AFP
Africa

African Union hosts Niger talks

Tuesday, August 15, 2023
Deposed Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum and his family have been held at the president's official residence in Niamey since the coup on July 26 [File- Issouf Sanogo_AFP]
Africa

Niger military to prosecute former President for treason

Monday, August 14, 2023
Niger's new leaders who took power in a coup d’état. The putsch that was started by the Presidential Guard. Internet

Coups: opposition is about geostrategic interests, not defence of democracy

Tuesday, August 08, 2023
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Africa

Niger Coup: What we know so far

Friday, August 04, 2023
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Africa

Niger soldiers say President Bazoum's government has been removed

Thursday, July 27, 2023
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, on Wednesday, July 26, condemned a coup attempt in Niger. COURTESY
Africa

AU chief condemns coup attempt in Niger

Wednesday, July 26, 2023
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris waves as she arrives in Accra, Ghana, Sunday March 26, 2023. Harris is on a seven-day African visit that will also take her to Tanzania and Zambia. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)
Africa

In Ghana, Kamala Harris 'excited about the future of Africa'

Monday, March 27, 2023
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Africa

Russia overtakes China as largest supplier of arms to sub-Saharan Africa

Tuesday, March 21, 2023