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There were 13 military coups in Africa in recent years. Why does this keep happening?
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 11 months agoA military coup this week in Niger, a land-locked former French colony, marked the 13th attempt − 10...
Reaction to Gabon military officers' declaration of coup
Reuters via Yahoo News· 9 months agoMilitary officers in oil-producing Gabon said on Wednesday that they had seized power and placed...
Military coup in Gabon puts China's economic interests under threat
South China Morning Post via Yahoo Finance· 9 months agoChina's vast economic interests in Gabon are under threat after the military seized power in the oil...
Nagy: How a coup in Niger matters to folks in West Texas
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal via Yahoo News· 10 months agoAnother day another coup in West Africa - this time in Niger, a country few Americans have ever...
IMF says inflation to slow growth across Mideast this year
AP Finance via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoEconomies across the Middle East and Central Asia will likely slow this year as persistently high...
Israel’s Rafah Offensive Puts Egypt in a Dangerous Bind
The Wall Street Journal· 2 weeks agoMIDDLE EAST NEWS Israel’s offensive in the Gaza Strip city of Rafah has heaped pressure on Egyptian...
In coup-hit West Africa, regional leaders recognize Niger's junta but seek fast return to democracy
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 6 months agoWest African heads of state on Sunday officially recognized the junta in power in Niger, but said...
Putin ‘looked paralyzed and unable to act’ as Wagner coup unfolded
The Independent UK via AOL· 11 months agoVladimir Putin was reportedly left “paralysed” when the Wagner coup began and no orders were given...
Wagner Group’s hired guns in Africa and beyond awaiting their fate
theGrio via AOL· 11 months agoOPINION: After Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin's failed coup in Russia, what’s to become of Wagner’s...
Turkish film festival canceled amid ‘censorship’ controversy
CNN via Yahoo News· 8 months agoEditor’s Note: A version of this story appears in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a...