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Governing bodies in Africa condemned what they characterized as a coup attempt Wednesday against Niger’s president, whose official Twitter account reported that elements of the presidential guard engaged in an “anti-Republican demonstration” and tried to obtain the support of other security forces. The tweet from the administration of President Mohamed …

An attempted coup was underway Wednesday in the Sahel state of Niger as President Mohamed Bazoum was being held by members of his guard, who in turn were given an ultimatum by the army, sources said. The West African bloc ECOWAS, the African Union and the European Union condemned what …

Niger’s president says some members of the presidential guard are trying to move against him. President Mohamed Bazoum’s official twitter account tweeted that some guards had tried an anti-republican demonstration in vain. According to sources the president and his family are ok. The attempted coup has been condemned by West …

The African Union and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Wednesday condemned an “attempted coup d’État » in Niger and called for President Mohamed Bazoum to be liberated amid reports that members of the presidential guard were holding him inside his palace. The EU’s foreign policy chief said …

À l’instar de l’Union africaine, la Cédéao a condamné mercredi « la tentative de coup d’État au Niger » et appelé « les auteurs de cet acte » à libérer le président Mohamed Bazoum. De son côté, l’Union européenne a condamné, par la voix de son chef de la diplomatie, « toute tentative de déstabiliser …

Ghana’s parliament has voted to outlaw the death penalty for almost all crimes, becoming the latest African country to repeal capital punishment, lawmakers said on Wednesday.

Le parlement ghanéen a approuvé, mardi, deux textes de lois sur l’abolition de la peine de mort, prévoyant de convertir les peines capitales en prison à vie. La suppression de la peine capitale concerne toutefois les crimes dits « ordinaires », mais pas ceux pour haute trahison. Ces dispositions doivent encore être entérinées par le …

West Africa recorded over 1,800 terrorist attacks in the first six months of the year resulting in nearly 4,600 deaths with dire humanitarian consequences, and a top regional official said Tuesday that’s just « a snippet of the horrendous impact of insecurity. »

En Tunisie, ce mardi 25 juillet célèbre normalement la proclamation de la république tunisienne en 1957, un an après l’Indépendance du pays. Mais aujourd’hui cette date marque aussi les deux ans après le coup de force constitutionnel de Kaïs Saïed qui s’était arrogé les pouvoirs, avait suspendu le parlement et …

Some 300 protesters rallied in Tunis Tuesday to mark the second anniversary of President Kais Saied’s adoption of sweeping powers and demand the release of some 20 detained opposition figures.