[ad_1] The African Union Election Observation Mission (AUEOM), the ECOWAS Election Observation Mission (EOM), and the West African Elders Forum have expressed concern over a coup d’état announced by Guinea-Bissau’s armed forces following the presidential and legislative elections held on November 23, 2025. In a joint statement, they commended the people of Guinea-Bissau for their…
[ad_1] Sierra Leone’s government has designated Sunday’s disorder, in which armed men attacked institutions in the capital city, as an attempted coup. The information minister said that gunmen had tried to “subvert and overthrow” the government on Sunday. The attackers attacked a military barracks and prisons, freeing around 2,000 inmates, the authorities said. At least…
[ad_1] In a smart move to overturn the comments made by the National Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, that Ghana is on a time bomb and ripe for coup d’état after receiving a public bashing, former President John Dramani Mahama has pleaded with Ghanaians to obey the law and not…
[ad_1] The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has observed the rise of an alliance of coup plotters preparing to defend themselves against the sub-regional body. According to Commissioner of Political Affairs and Security, Abdul-Fatau Musah, the military government in Burkina Faso is in preparation to deploy troops to Niger in defence of a…
[ad_1] In a passionate and compelling address, Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, Deputy Majority Leader of Ghana’s Parliament and Leader of Ghana’s Delegation to the ECOWAS Parliament, delivered a stirring speech at the opening ceremony of the High-Level Interactive Seminar and the Extraordinary Session of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament on September 29,…
[ad_1] Once there lived Toma (as I would love to call him – in photo 1) in the Tafi-Atome Monkey Sanctuary. Years ago, this young man attempted a failed coup attempt and consequently got expelled from his troop and any other troop. Let’s rewind… The Tafi-Atome Monkey Sanctuary is populated by a special monkey species…
[ad_1] The government in Congo-Brazzaville has denied reports of an attempted coup against President Denis Sassou Nguesso, who has been in power for 39 years. It follows rumours on social media that the military had been trying to oust the 79-year-old leader, who is currently in the US attending a UN summit with other world…
[ad_1] The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has given an assurance that there will not be a coup d’état in the country. The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Vice Admiral Seth Amoama said the force has no interest in overthrowing any government. He made these remarks in a meeting with the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) President, Albert Kwabena…
[ad_1] A group of senior Gabonese military officers have appeared on national television declaring they have seized power, claiming the recent general election lacks credibility and saying they represent all Gabon’s security and defence forces. They said the election results were cancelled, all borders closed until further notice and state institutions dissolved. Loud sounds…
[ad_1] There has been brief relief for onion sellers as all Ghanaian trucks in troubled Niger have made safe travel back home after being stranded on the Benin border for weeks. Stranded traders at the Benin border on August 9 issued an appeal to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, urging his intervention for the prompt…
