September 06, 2021 1:05 pm
President Alpha Conde was detained by mutinous soldiers the day before the game and hours after heavy gunfire was heard near the presidential palace in Conakry. Soldiers then announced on state television that the government had been dissolved
April 14, 2021 7:35 pm
Myanmar's ruling junta has charged at least 19 medical doctors with civil disobedience for participating in protests against the military coup on February 1, a state-run newspaper reported Wednesday.
November 26, 2020 4:57 pm
Fethullah Gulen, a US-based Muslim preacher who was once an Erdogan ally, is accused of ordering the failed putsch. His movement has been proscribed as a terrorist group by Ankara, although he denies all charges.
September 23, 2015 4:30 pm
In recent days, Burkina Faso's army sent troops into the capital to pressure Diendere and his soldiers to cede power.
September 21, 2015 9:47 am
That could prove to be the serious sticking point in a draft agreement released late Sunday following two days of talks led by the presidents of Senegal and Benin.
September 19, 2015 3:47 pm
Transitional leaders were supposed to steer Burkina Faso to elections next month, but that process was derailed when Gen. Gilbert Diendere seized power Thursday.
September 18, 2015 5:08 pm
The junta released a statement Friday saying that Michel Kafando was freed from military custody.
September 11, 2014 5:04 pm
An unprecedented number of people have been charged with lese majeste offences since the coup, Amnesty said.
September 01, 2014 9:24 pm
Prime Minister Thomas Thabane called the actions a coup attempt but Lesotho Defense Forces.
February 24, 2012 1:37 pm
Rudd,ousted by Gillard in June 2010,said he was the best person to lead the governing Labor Party.