Africa

AU chief urges coup-plotting Beninese soldiers to 'return to barracks without delay'

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission Mahmoud Ali Yousouf has condemned the attempted coup

Congolese army claims Rwanda, M23 bombing eastern DRC, but Kigali terms allegations 'ridiculous'

The Congolese military accused the Rwandan army and M23 rebels of launching deadly bombs from Rwanda

Benin government says coup attempt 'foiled'

Benin's government on Sunday said that it had thwarted an attempted coup, after a group of soldiers

Benin arrests 14 people over coup attempt

Fourteen people have been arrested in connection with the failed coup attempt in Benin on Sunday, th

ECOWAS condemns Benin 'coup attempt', pledges 'all forms' of support to President Talon

The West African regional bloc ECOWAS has condemned what it terms "an attempted military takeover in

Guinea-Bissau military claims 'ethnic civil war' risk justifies coup

Guinea-Bissau's military authorities on Thursday justified taking power in the West African nation b