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Top EU officials condemn coup attempt in Bolivia
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has slammed Bolivia’s military for trying to storm the country’s government palace in La Paz in what appeared to be an attempted coup. “I firmly condemn the attempts to overthrow the democratically elected government of Bolivia,” the head of the EU’s executive wrote on X. “The European Union stands by democracies. We express…
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Africa
Niger Junta Leader Vows Sahel Nations Won’t Rejoin ECOWAS
NIAMEY: General Abdourahamane Tchiani, head of the military junta in the Niger Republic, declared on Monday that none of the three Sahel countries, including Burkina Faso and Mali, would reconsider rejoining the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). In an interview with the RTN news channel in the capital city of Niamey, Tchiani reiterated the stance taken by the…
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Africa
Guinea junta brushes off impact of ECOWAS sanctions
The leader of Guinea’s recent coup told a delegation of West African leaders he was not concerned about new sanctions imposed by the regional bloc to pressure a swift transition to constitutional rule, the junta’s spokesman said on Saturday. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) agreed on Thursday to freeze the financial assets of the junta and their…
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Africa
Wives of slain Ethiopian soldiers still cries out for justice
The wife of the late Ethiopian army chief, who was shot dead a year ago today, has said she has failed in her efforts to meet Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in order to be updated on the state of the investigation into her husband’s killing that shocked the country. “I was told it was not possible,” Col Tsege Alemayehu told…
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Middle East
46 detained in Turkey over failed coup
Turkish Police on Friday detained at least 46 people, including soldiers, over their alleged links to a group accused of orchestrating a coup attempt in 2016, local media reported. Police conducted two separate operations in Turkey’s western province of Izmir and the south-eastern province of Diyarbakir to capture the suspects, according to press reports. The Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office in…
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