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'My family has been through 3 coups, we are done saving Bangladesh': Sheikh Hasina's son says she will never come back
4 months, 2 weeks ago

'My family has been through 3 coups, we are done saving Bangladesh': Sheikh Hasina's son says she will never come back

Op India  

Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, said his mother would not make a political comeback as she is “deeply disappointed” by the uprising against her leadership despite her efforts for the betterment of Bangladesh, Dhaka Tribune reported. Joy, who served as an official adviser to the former prime minister until Monday, said in an interview with …

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US military defends Africa strategy in light of coups and a drift toward Russia
6 months, 3 weeks ago

US military defends Africa strategy in light of coups and a drift toward Russia

Associated Press  

AGADIR, Morocco — The head of the U.S. military in Africa vigorously defended the country’s counterterrorism strategy on the continent and vowed to press forward with it despite a wave of criticism and a drift among African nations toward seeking security help from Russia instead. The 6,000 members of the U.S. military stationed in Africa are confronting new setbacks as …

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Season of putsch: Why have coups become popular in Africa?
1 year, 3 months ago

Season of putsch: Why have coups become popular in Africa?

Al Jazeera  

Lagos, Nigeria – Shortly after Ali Bongo, president of Gabon since 2009, was deposed by members of the Republican Guard, his personal security unit, he appeared in a short video, visibly frail and urging people to “make some noise” on his behalf. Bola Tinubu, Nigeria’s newly elected president who has been leading regional efforts to return Niger’s Mohammed Bazoum to …

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Sudan’s tragedy: Rogue generals and failed coups
1 year, 8 months ago

Sudan’s tragedy: Rogue generals and failed coups

Al Jazeera  

The people of Sudan should reject choosing the lesser of two evils and should seek a third option. But the more recent coups, like that in Algeria in 1992, Egypt in 2013 and Sudan in 2021, lacked vision and ambition beyond merely blocking political change and restoring the appalling status quo ante that favoured military power and privilege. So it …

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Why Burkina Faso just had its second coup in 8 months
2 years, 2 months ago

Why Burkina Faso just had its second coup in 8 months

Al Jazeera  

On September 30, Captain Ibrahim Traore led a coup to become Burkina Faso’s new leader, deposing Paul Henri-Damiba, who had only come to power in January through his own coup. Halla Mohieddeen: At the end of last month, Ibrahim Traore, an unknown 34-year-old army captain, led a coup to oust Burkina Faso’s President Paul-Henri Damiba. Halla Mohieddeen: At the heart …

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Ameri-coup: A brief history of US misdeeds
2 years, 5 months ago

Ameri-coup: A brief history of US misdeeds

Al Jazeera  

There is an old joke about why there are never coups d’état in the United States of America: because there is no US embassy there. In a recent interview with CNN about the congressional investigation into the matter, longtime US diplomat and former Trump national security adviser John Bolton – whose moustache “Trump never liked”, as the Associated Press reported …

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Amid coups and Covid-19, Africa focuses on what’s most important: Football
2 years, 10 months ago

Amid coups and Covid-19, Africa focuses on what’s most important: Football

Firstpost  

Many countries that competed in the Africa Cup of Nations are enduring security, economic and political crises, but the tournament offers visions of unity, solidarity and joy. “It would be the closest one to my heart.” One country that has managed to focus on football despite a major crisis back home is Burkina Faso. “If we win, I’ll take the …

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Guinea-Bissau’s ‘attempted coup’: What you need to know
2 years, 10 months ago

Guinea-Bissau’s ‘attempted coup’: What you need to know

Al Jazeera  

Who could be behind an attack in Guinea-Bissau and what are the implications in a region increasingly beset by coups? Guinea-Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embalo has survived an attempted coup but says many members of the security forces were killed repelling an “attack on democracy”. But Al Jazeera’s Nicolas Haque, reporting from Senegal, said military grievances “have been brewing for …

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Coups upend West Asia’s nascent democracies
3 years, 1 month ago

Coups upend West Asia’s nascent democracies

The Hindu  

The democratic systems in Tunisia and Sudan constitute the bookends of the Arab Spring uprisings in West Africa and North Africa over the last decade. However, a month later, on November 21, in the face of massive public protests, Gen. Burhan released Mr. Hamdok and agreed to restore the transition process, though there are serious concerns across the country about …

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Explained: From coups to crisis - what next for Sudan?
3 years, 1 month ago

Explained: From coups to crisis - what next for Sudan?

The Hindu  

Early morning on October 25, the Sudanese military appeared to launch a coup against the transitional government of the country. The army's actions come as part of a longer-running crisis, one that Prime Minister Hamdok previously described as Sudan's "worst and most dangerous crisis" since the removal of longtime dictator Omar al-Bashir in 2019. Decades of corruption Military leaders remain …

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