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Another coup attempt foiled in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso’s military prosecutor’s office has denounced an attempt to “destabilise state institutions”, involving a senior officer already imprisoned for similar offences, recently released and then arrested again. The military prosecutor’s office said in a statement issued Wednesday evening that “the first elements” of an investigation opened after the denunciation, […]

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Ecowas condemns military coup in Gambia

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has condemned the latest alleged military coup in The Gambia. In a statement released on Wednesday, 21st December 2022, the regional bloc expressed dismay at the alleged coup against the democratically elected government of President Adama Barrow. Below is the press release […]