coup d’etat

Federal Government of Nigeria has condemned what it describes as an apparent coup d’état in the Republic of Guinea. A spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mrs Esther Sunsuwa, made the government’s position known in a…

President Muhammadu Buhari has urged mutinying soldiers in Mali to act responsibly by restoring constitutional order, peace and stability in the country. On August 18, rebel forces took over the country, arresting President Ibrahim…

A court in Niger jailed nine soldiers for between five and 15 years on Friday for an attempted coup against President Mahamadou Issoufou in 2017. In December 2015, the government said it had foiled a coup and arrested people planning to…