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There were 13 military coups in Africa in recent years. Why does this keep happening?
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 10 months agoA military coup this week in Niger, a land-locked former French colony, marked the 13th attempt − 10...
Mali’s military government postpones a presidential election intended to restore civilian rule
theGrio via AOL· 8 months agoIt is the second time that Mali’s military government – which emerged from two coups in 2020 – has...
Factbox-Recent coups in West and Central Africa
Reuters via Yahoo News· 9 months agoIf successful the coup would represent the eighth since 2020 in West and Central Africa, a region that in the last decade had made strides to shed its...
Factbox-Who are the main candidates in Chad's election?
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 month agoChad will on Monday become the first of West and Central Africa's junta-ruled countries to hold a...
Gérard Latortue, former interim Haitian premier, dies at 88
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoGérard Latortue, a former interim prime minister of Haiti who helped rebuild and unite the country...
Gabon's military leader sworn in following coup in latest African uprising
The Week via Yahoo News· 9 months agoGabon's new president, Gen. Brice Oligui Nguema AFP via Getty Images The leader of Gabon's military...
African leaders order the activation of standby force after Niger coup
CBS News via Yahoo News· 10 months agoJohannesburg — The leaders of a group of West African nations met Thursday for an emergency summit...
U.S. partially suspends Niger aid after coup as ECOWAS deadline looms
United Press International via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThe United States has partially suspended aid to Niger as a group of coup leaders faced a Sunday...
Former Haitian Prime Minister Gérard Latortue remembered for his service to country
Miami Herald via AOL· 1 year agoFormer Haitian Prime Minister Gérard Latortue was remembered Tuesday as a fervent optimist who loved...
Mali expels U.N. mission's human rights chief
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Malian interim government on Sunday said the head of the U.N. peacekeeping mission's human rights division had 48 hours to leave the country as he...
