Benin: Army foils coup attempt, ECOWAS threatens intervention
The Beninese government announced on Sunday that it had thwarted a coup attempt launched at dawn by a group of soldiers. In a
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Guinea-Bissau: A military coup suspends the electoral process and disrupts democratic transition
On Wednesday, a group of soldiers in Guinea-Bissau announced they had taken « full control » of the country, detaining outgoing President Umaro Sissoco Embalo
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Mali: Jihadists linked to Al-Qaeda and Algeria set fuel tankers ablaze
A West African armed group affiliated with Al-Qaeda set fire to several fuel tankers in Mali over the weekend, according to videos authenticated
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Algeria: Closed-Door National Security Council Meeting signals possible military redeployment to the South and East
According to sources close to El Mouradia Palace, the Algerian government urgently convened a restricted session of the National Security Council late last
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Nigeria : Mali and Burkina Faso snub African Defense Summit
Mali and Burkina Faso were notably absent on Monday from the African Chiefs of Defense Staff Summit hosted by Nigeria, a clear sign
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Sahel : First concrete steps toward the unified AES military force
The Confederation of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) took a significant step at the end of July toward establishing its unified military
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