How the CIA used jazz greats as cover for a 1961 coup in Africa
Johan Grimonprez uses archival footage of the period to expose the CIA-backed assassination of Congo leader Patrice Lumumba ...
South Africa’s trade with Sahel military coup regimes is flourishing – That’s not a bad thing
The 1990s brought some positive changes. With the end of the Cold War, dozens of African countries experienced ...
2 associates of Benin’s president sentenced to 20 years in prison for coup plot
Two associates of Benin’s president have been sentenced to 20 years in prison for plotting a coup in the small West African country ...
What's ahead for a 50-year-old West African bloc after 3 junta-led countries left the group?
A 50-year-old West Africa regional bloc is facing significant challenges after three junta-led countries — Mali, Niger and ...
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3 coup-hit West African nations leave ECOWAS in an unprecedented disintegration
The three junta-led West African nations of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the regional bloc known as ECOWAS ABUJA, Nigeria -- The three junta-led West African nations ...
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South Africa’s trade with Sahel military coup regimes is flourishing – That’s not a bad thing
Beginning with Togo in 1963, the majority of Africa’s leaders were more likely to have been brought to power through a military coup than the ballot box. The 1990s brought some positive changes.
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3 coup-hit West African nations formally leave ECOWAS in an unprecedented disintegration of the regional bloc
3 coup-hit West African nations formally leave ECOWAS in an unprecedented disintegration of the regional bloc ABUJA, Nigeria -- 3 coup-hit West African nations formally leave ECOWAS in an ...