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Nigeria to try military officers accused of planning coup last year
Nigerian military authorities are set to try more than a dozen officers over allegations that they planned to overthrow the government…
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Trump Pushes for U.S. Troops in Mexico After Venezuela Coup
But the experiment’s protocols not only legitimize those concerns, they raise them. Inside Medicine found that there’s no placebo in the…
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Hunt under way for Benin coup plotters and their hostages
Security forces in Benin are searching for the soldiers who tried to seize power on Sunday morning, with the president saying they have…
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Benin coup attempt foiled by loyalist troops, interior minister says
Benin's interior minister has appeared on national TV to announce that an attempted coup in the West Africa nation has been thwarted.…
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How Trump Got Away With an Attempted Coup
The Georgia dismissal is the latest salvo in the profound corruption of the American justice system wrought by Trump and his political…
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Nigeria grants asylum to Guinea-Bissau presidential candidate after coup
Nigeria has granted asylum to Guinea-Bissau presidential candidate Fernando Dias just days after a coup prevented the results of the…
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Guinea-Bissau coup was a sham, West African political figures say
Senegal's prime minister and Nigeria's former president have both said they believe the ousting of Guinea-Bissau's president this week was…
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General named new Guinea-Bissau leader a day after coup
An army general has been sworn in as Guinea-Bissau's new head of state a day after an apparent coup. Gen Horta N'Tam becomes the…
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Guinea's coup leader enters presidential race
The military commander who has ruled Guinea since a coup four years ago has entered the presidential race, breaking an earlier promise to…
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Nigeria replaces top security officials days after coup plot denial
Nigeria’s president has replaced top security officials as the West African country grapples with unabated violence in the conflict-hit…
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Youth who led Madagascar protests hope coup leader will continue to hear them as president
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — For Donah Falia and the other young people whose weeks of protests paved the way for Madagascar’s military…
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What to know about the Madagascar army colonel who was 'in the shadows' before launching a coup
A little-known army colonel became Madagascar's president Friday after a rapid power grab that saw him sworn in as his country's leader…
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A timeline of all the major events in Madagascar's military coup
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — The military has seized power in a coup in the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar and ousted President…
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'You've been calling a lot!': How 2 AP reporters landed an interview with Madagascar’s coup leader
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — The head of an elite Madagascar military unit ousted the African island country’s president in a coup,…
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What to know about the events leading up to Madagascar's military coup
Madagascar's military seized power from the civilian government on Tuesday, a high-ranking commander announced after President Andry…
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Madagascar president hiding in 'safe place' as he warns of coup attempt
Madagascar's embattled President Andry Rajoelina has said he is sheltering in a "safe place" after an attempt on his life, following weeks…
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An attempted coup is underway in Madagascar, the country's president says
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — An attempted coup is underway in the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar, the country's president said on…
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Trump Praises Jair Bolsonaro After He’s Convicted for Plotting a Coup
President Donald Trump was—predictably—dismayed by the news that Brazil’s former right-wing president, Jair Bolsonaro, had been sentenced…
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Suspected French spy arrested in alleged Mali coup plot
Mali's military rulers say they have arrested a French national on suspicion of spying for his country in an attempt to destabilise the…
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Mali coup leader granted five-year term in power
Mali's military leader Gen Assimi Goïta has been granted a five-year presidential term by the transitional parliament, which is renewable…
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Keppel's coup if Piyush Gupta becomes chairman soon.
Piyush Gupta is back at the heart of Singapore’s listed corporate scene. The 65-year-old, who left DBS in late March after serving as…
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Liberian president killed in coup gets state funeral after 45 years
Liberia's former President William Tolbert is having a symbolic reburial, 45 years after he was murdered during a coup and his body…
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Kenyan minister back police over protests, which he calls 'coup attempt'
Kenya's interior minister has denied that the police used excessive force during Wednesday's protests in which at least 10 people were…
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Brazil confronts military officers accused of plotting a coup in historic trial
SAO PAULO (AP) — When Lt. Col. Mauro Cid arrived at Brazil's Supreme Court on Tuesday to testify against his onetime ally, former Defense…