Tag: Coup
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Coup: Brazil files charges against ex-president Jair Bolsonaro
Brazil’s Attorney General’s Office has filed charges against former right-wing president, Jair Bolsonaro in connection with an alleged coup plot to overturn the 2022 election. The charges, which must be formally accepted by the Supreme Court, came following a recommendation from the Brazil’s national police.
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Children as coup plotters – By Etim Etim
The Nigerian Police routinely outcompetes itself in absurdities, but the arraignment of 30 children last week in Abuja by the police for allegedly plotting a coup to topple the Tinubu administration was the lowest point the police has ever sunk to. It is the biggest embarrassment and ridicule this country has been thrown into in…
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COUP: Army leaders arrested after failed attempt in Bolivia
Two Bolivian army leaders were arrested Wednesday after soldiers and tanks took up position in front of government buildings in what President Luis Arce called an attempted coup. The troops and tanks entered Plaza Murillo, a historic square where the presidency and Congress are situated, in the afternoon, prompting global condemnation of an attack on…
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Why coup d’état persists in Africa – UNDP
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has identified lack of core value and over-ambition of young military officers who do not want to wait for their turn as the major causes of coups d’état in Africa.
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Soldiers foil attempted coup d’état in DR Congo
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) armed forces repelled an attempted coup d’etat involving Congolese and foreign fighters on Sunday morning, a DRC army spokesman said in a televised address.
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FG debunks report of coup scare
The Federal Government on Tuesday debunked a news report of a coup scare in the country. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris in a statement said “the report i
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BREAKING: Military denies alleged plot to overthrow Tinubu
The Nigerian military has denied an alleged plot to overthrow the government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
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Advocates of coup: You’re under our radar, CDS, Gen Musa cautions
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has said those calling for coup d’etat are enemies of Nigeria, saying the law will catch up with them. The military had earlier revealed that there were pressure from certain unnamed quarters for a takeover of government following the lingering insecurity in the country. But Musa said…
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BREAKING: Coup scare hits Sierra Leone
A nationwide curfew has been declared in Sierra Leone in response to a potential coup attempt in the capital city of Wilberforce within the last hour.
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African military interventionism and the illusion of good-fortune [Part 1] – By Dennis Onakinor
Amidst the spate of military coups that have roiled some African states in recent times (Mali in 2020; Chad, Guinea, and Sudan in 2021; Burkina Faso in 2022; Niger and Gabon in 2023),