Tag: Junta
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Burkina Faso junta extends regime for another five years
The Junta regime in Burkina Faso who took over the reigns of affairs in the country in 2022 has announced it will will extend its rule for five years under an accord adopted during national consultations on Saturday, the talks’ chairman said.
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Niger junta agree to return country to democratic government
The military government in Niger Republic has agreed to return the country’s administration under democratic government at a later time. This was made known by the Togo Foreign Minister Robert Dussey on Friday in Niamey.
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How ousted Niger President tried to escape to Nigeria
Niger junta says it foiled on Thursday an attempt by ousted President Mohamed Bazoum to escape from his place of detention to Birni-Kebbi in Nigeria.
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Ex-rebel leader, Ag Boula initiates anti-coup movement in Niger
Ex-rebel leader and politician, Rhissa Ag Boula, has launched the Council of Resistance for the Republic (CRR), opposing the military junta that seized power on July 26. This marks the first internal challenge to the junta in this key Sahel nation. The CRR aims to reinstate the detained President Mohamed Bazoum. Ag Boula’s statement asserted:…
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Niger Coup: Junta announces economist as country’s Prime Minister
Two weeks after the military dethroned Mohamed Bazoum, they have announced former economy minister Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine as the country’s new prime minister. This was made known by the Junta’s spokesperson, on television late on Monday night.
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Niger coup: Junta warns against intervention as West African leaders meet
Niger’s military leaders have warned against any armed intervention in the country as West African leaders are set to gather in Nigeria’s capital on Sunday for an emergency summit to decide on further actions to pressure the army to restore constitutional order.
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Chad junta leader pardons 110 people held over october protests
Chadian leader General Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno has pardoned 110 more people sentenced to jail terms following deadly protests against the regime last October.
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Mali’s military government presents new constitution project
Mali coup leader, Col. Assimi Goita, has presented a new constitution project for the country. This decision comes just days after the junta announced on June 6 it would stay in power for two additional years, before organizing democratic elections in March 2024. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that the leader of Mali’s military transitional government created…
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Burkina Faso to swear in 34-year-old junta head as president
Captain Ibrahim Traore, the young army captain who led the latest coup in Burkina Faso, will be inaugurated as interim president on Friday, the constitutional council announced Wednesday.