Gabonese authorities announced a military coup and President Ali Bongo was arrested
Bongo's family has ruled for 56 yearsThe board appointed General Price Oligui Nkuma as chairmanUnder house arrest, Bongo seeks supportFrance, with troops
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Bongo's family has ruled for 56 yearsThe board appointed General Price Oligui Nkuma as chairmanUnder house arrest, Bongo seeks supportFrance, with troops
The death toll from an army crackdown on anti-United Nations demonstrations in east Congo on Wednesday is at least 40 people, roughly six times higher then the seven casualties initially reported,... -Today at 04:19 pm- MarketScreener
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -Over 40 people were killed and 56 wounded in an army crackdown on violent anti-United Nations demonstrations in eastern Congolese city of Goma on Wednesday, the government said.
NIAMEY (Reuters) -Niger's ruling junta has ordered police to expel France's ambassador, a move marking a further downturn in relations, and one that ...
NIAMEY (Reuters) -Niger's ruling junta has ordered police to expel France's ambassador, a move marking a further downturn in relations, and one that authorities in Paris said the army officers who seized power in Niamey last month had no authority to make. The coup's leaders are following the strategy of juntas in neighbouring Mali and Burkina Faso in distancing themselves from the region's former colonial power amid a wave of anti-French sentiment.