For West African juntas, CFA franc pits sovereignty against expediency
Days after Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger announced last month they were quitting the West Africa political union ECOWAS, Burkina ...
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Sierra Leone declares nationwide curfew after gunmen attack military barracks
Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio declared a nationwide curfew Sunday after gunmen attacked the military's main and largest barracks ...
What determines a return to civilian rule after military coups in Africa?
Slightly more than two years after Niger’s first peaceful handover of power from one civilian president to another, the military ...
Burkina Faso president, Roch Kabore reportedly detained by military
The President of Burkina Faso, Roch Kabore, has reportedly been detained by mutinying soldiers. Some troops in the West African ...
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