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Madagascar has in recent weeks seen the most significant unrest in year (Alexander Joe/AP)

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Attempted coup ‘initiated’ in Madagascar, says president

An attempted coup is under way in the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar, the country’s president has said, a day after members of an elite army unit were seen joining youth-led protests against the government.

Benjamin Reuben Zalman-Polun, left, Marcel Malanga and Tyler Thompson pictured in Kinshasa in September 2024 (Samy Ntumba Shambuyi/AP)

world

Democratic Republic of Congo repatriates Americans facing life over failed coup

A prisoner transporter van in front of the Higher Regional Court building after the court convicted five people of plotting to overthrow the government in a far-right coup (Thomas Frey/dpa via AP)

world

Five people convicted of plot to overthrow German government and kidnap minister

Jair Bolsonaro

world

Brazil’s Bolsonaro planned and participated in coup plot, police report alleges

Brazilian police indict former president over alleged 2022 coup attempt

world

Brazilian police indict former president over alleged 2022 coup attempt

Brazilian police make arrests over alleged coup plot and plan to kill president

world

Brazilian police make arrests over alleged coup plot and plan to kill president

Congo court sentences 37 people to death on coup charges

Congo court sentences 37 people to death on coup charges

A military court in Congo handed down death sentences Friday to 37 people, including a Briton and three Americans, after convicting them on charges of taking part in a coup attempt.

Fri, 13 Sep, 2024

Luis Arce

General accused of failed Bolivian coup ‘wanted to take over as president’

Bolivian President Luis Arce said on Friday that a former general planned to “take over” the government and become president in a failed coup. He also denied that the Andean nation was in an economic crisis.

Sat, 29 Jun, 2024

Four more arrested in connection with failed coup, says Bolivian government

Four more arrested in connection with failed coup, says Bolivian government

Four more people have been arrested in connection with Wednesday’s failed coup attempt against President Luis Arce, Bolivian government officials have said.

Fri, 28 Jun, 2024

Bolivia’s president denies being behind attempted coup

Bolivia’s president denies being behind attempted coup

Bolivian President Luis Arce has denied being behind an attempted coup against him and said the general who apparently led it “acted on his own”. He also hit out at accusations that he had asked for the mutiny in a plan to boost his popularity.

Fri, 28 Jun, 2024

Calm returns to Bolivia following short-lived apparent coup attempt

Calm returns to Bolivia following short-lived apparent coup attempt

The tumultuous scenes threatened to pitch the long-troubled South American democracy into chaos

Thu, 27 Jun, 2024

Bolivian general arrested after apparent failed coup attempt

Bolivian general arrested after apparent failed coup attempt

Government minister Eduardo del Castillo said former navy Vice Admiral Juan Arnez Salvador was taken into custody

Thu, 27 Jun, 2024

Military flees Bolivia government palace after coup attempt fails

Military flees Bolivia government palace after coup attempt fails

Armoured vehicles rammed into the doors of Bolivia’s government palace in La Paz on Wednesday in an apparent coup attempt, but President Luis Arce vowed to stand firm and named a new army commander who ordered troops to stand down.

Thu, 27 Jun, 2024

Coup attempt under way in Bolivia as president urges people to mobilise

Coup attempt under way in Bolivia as president urges people to mobilise

Armoured vehicles rammed into the doors of Bolivia’s government palace on Wednesday as President Luis Arce said the country faced an attempted coup and urged people to mobilise.

Wed, 26 Jun, 2024

Bolivian president raises coup fears amid ‘irregular’ military deployment

Armoured vehicles rammed into the doors of Bolivia’s government palace as a top government official warned of a coup attempt and President Luis Arce said “irregular” deployment of troops was taking place in the capital.

Wed, 26 Jun, 2024

Eight people on trial accused of plotting to overthrow German government

Eight people on trial accused of plotting to overthrow German government

The case came to light in late 2022, shocking the country

Tue, 18 Jun, 2024

Three Americans appear in Congo military court over alleged coup attempt

Three Americans appear in Congo military court over alleged coup attempt

Three Americans accused of being involved in last month’s attempted coup in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have appeared in a military court in Kinshasa.

Fri, 07 Jun, 2024

Alleged leaders of suspected German coup plot on trial

Alleged leaders of suspected German coup plot on trial

The alleged leaders of a suspected plot to topple the German government have gone on trial.

Tue, 21 May, 2024

Alleged far-right plotters go on trial accused of plan to overthrow German state

Alleged far-right plotters go on trial accused of plan to overthrow German state

Those on trial on Monday include former and existing members of the armed services, including the elite force, as well as a police officer

Mon, 29 Apr, 2024

Chile marks 50 years since coup that ushered in brutal military dictatorship

Chile marks 50 years since coup that ushered in brutal military dictatorship

Chile on Monday commemorated the 50th anniversary of the coup led by General Augusto Pinochet which ushered in a brutal military dictatorship that lasted almost 17 years.

Mon, 11 Sep, 2023

Guinea Bissau Crisis

Guinea-Bissau president says ‘attack on democracy’ thwarted

Assailants armed with machine guns attacked Guinea-Bissau’s government palace on Tuesday while the president and prime minister were inside – but the coup attempt ultimately failed, the president announced.

Tue, 01 Feb, 2022

African Union suspends Burkina Faso after coup

The African Union said it has suspended Burkina Faso until constitutional order is restored in the West African country.

Mon, 31 Jan, 2022

Burkina Faso Military

Military junta now controls Burkina Faso, say soldiers

More than a dozen mutinous soldiers have declared on state television that a military junta has seized control of Burkina Faso after the democratically elected president was detained following a day of gun battles in the capital.

Mon, 24 Jan, 2022

Burkina Faso Military

President of Burkina Faso ‘held by mutinous soldiers’

Burkina Faso’s President Roch Marc Christian Kabore is being held by mutinous soldiers, according to two of the soldiers. They did not say where Mr Kabore is being held, but said he is in a safe place.

Mon, 24 Jan, 2022

Burkina Faso Military

Gunfire heard near home of Burkina Faso’s president amid coup speculation

Gunfire rang out near the home of Burkina Faso’s embattled President Roch Marc Christian Kabore, raising the spectre that a military coup might still be under way after mutinous soldiers seized a military base earlier in the day.

Mon, 24 Jan, 2022

Sudan

Egyptian president urges Sudanese to talk as he denies backing coup

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi has urged rival factions in Sudan to engage in talks to move forward in their transition to democracy after a coup toppled the civilian-led government.

Thu, 13 Jan, 2022

Sudan

Sudan protest group rejects UN plan for talks with military rulers

A leading Sudanese protest group has rejected a United Nations initiative to hold talks with the military aimed at restoring the country’s democratic transition following an October coup.

Sun, 09 Jan, 2022

Sudan

Sudan military leaders reinstate deposed prime minister

Sudan’s deposed prime minister signed a deal with the military on Sunday that will see him reinstated, almost a month after a military coup put him under house arrest.

Sun, 21 Nov, 2021

ADDITION Sudan

Sudan’s military agrees to reinstate ousted prime minister, say officials

A deal has been reached between Sudan’s military and civilian leaders to reinstate Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, who was deposed in a coup last month, according to military and government officials.

Sun, 21 Nov, 2021

Sudan

Death toll from Sudan protests continues to rise

Two more Sudanese protesters died in hospital from wounds after being shot during mass protests against last month’s military coup, a doctors’ union said.

Mon, 15 Nov, 2021

Sudan

Security forces open fire to disperse Sudanese protesters

At least one person has died and several others were injured after Sudanese security forces fired live ammunition and tear gas to disperse protesters denouncing the military’s tightening grip on the country, activists said.

Sat, 13 Nov, 2021

UN Human Rights Sudan

Sudanese general tightens grip on power following coup

Sudan’s top general has reappointed himself as head of the army-run interim governing body, in a sign that he is tightening his grip on the country two weeks after he led a coup against civilian leaders.

Thu, 11 Nov, 2021

Sudan

UN chief presses Sudanese army to reverse coup

The UN secretary general has urged Sudan’s generals to reverse their takeover of the country, a day after tens of thousands of people took to the streets in the largest pro-democracy protest since last week’s coup.

Sun, 31 Oct, 2021

Sudan

‘Two killed’ by security forces during protests against Sudan military coup

Sudanese security forces shot dead two people during mass protests against the country’s recent military coup, a doctors’ union said.

Sat, 30 Oct, 2021

Sudan

Sudan military leader fires six diplomats who criticised coup

Sudan’s military leader has fired at least six ambassadors, including the envoys to the US, the European Union and France, after they condemned the military’s takeover of the country, an official said.

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Sudan

Three activists arrested as pressure mounts on military in Sudan

Sudanese security forces detained three prominent pro-democracy figures overnight, their relatives and other activists said on Wednesday, as internal and international pressure mounted on the country’s military following its coup.

Wed, 27 Oct, 2021

Sudan

Military rulers allow Sudan’s ousted premier to return home

Sudanese ousted prime minister Abdallah Hamdok and his wife were allowed to return to their home in Khartoum. Mr Hamdok’s house is “under heavy security”, according to an official who did not say whether the Hamdoks are free to move or make calls.

Tue, 26 Oct, 2021

Sudan

Sudan general: PM detained in coup held for his own safety

Sudan’s ruling general suggested on Tuesday that some members of the government he dissolved in a coup could face trial but said that the deposed prime minister was being held for his own safety and would likely be released soon.

Tue, 26 Oct, 2021

Sudan

Sudan’s military takes power in coup and arrests prime minister

After the early morning arrests of Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and other officials, thousands poured into the streets of the capital Khartoum and its twin city of Omdurman

Mon, 25 Oct, 2021

Sudan

Sudan general declares state of emergency after PM arrested in apparent coup

Sudan’s leading general has declared a state of emergency, hours after his forces arrested the acting prime minister and disrupted the internet in an apparent coup as the country was nearing a planned transition to a civilian leadership.

Mon, 25 Oct, 2021

Sudan

Sudan’s prime minister and other officials detained in apparent military coup

Military forces have arrested Sudan’s acting prime minister Abdalla Hamdok and other senior government figures, disrupted internet access and blocked bridges in the capital Khartoum in an apparent coup, officials said.

Mon, 25 Oct, 2021

Sudan

Sudan’s prime minister under house arrest amid military coup, officials say

Sudan’s interim prime minister Abdalla Hamdok is under house arrest and is being forced to issue a message in support of a military coup, the country’s information ministry said.

Mon, 25 Oct, 2021

Sudanese government figures detained by military forces, officials say

Sudanese government figures detained by military forces, officials say

Military forces in Sudan have detained a number of senior government figures, officials said, as leading politicians called on people to take to the streets to counter an apparent military coup.

Mon, 25 Oct, 2021

Russia Soviet Coup Anniversary

Russia marks 30th anniversary of failed coup that preceded collapse of USSR

Russia has been reflecting on the 30th anniversary of the failed hardline Communist coup that attempted to topple Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev.

Wed, 18 Aug, 2021

Peace lessons for Nobel Laureate

Legal setback for Aung San Suu Kyi in Myanmar ‘sedition’ case

Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi suffered a legal setback when a judge denied her lawyers’ motion to disqualify prosecution evidence against her on a sedition charge, her defence team said.

Tue, 29 Jun, 2021

Myanmar Suu Kyi

Myanmar puts Aung San Suu Kyi on trial over ‘bogus’ charges

Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi has gone on trial on charges that many observers say are an attempt by the junta that deposed her to eliminate her as a political force and cement the military’s power.

Mon, 14 Jun, 2021

Myanmar

ASEAN envoys meet Myanmar junta leader to press for dialogue

Representatives of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have met with Myanmar’s junta leader, six weeks after an emergency regional summit on the coup in the country produced no tangible results.

Sat, 05 Jun, 2021

Myanmar Suu Kyi

Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi makes first in-person court appearance

Alongside her were her two co-defendants, former president Win Myint and Myo Aung, the former mayor of Naypyitaw, Myanmar’s capital.

Tue, 25 May, 2021

Myanmar

Aung San Suu Kyi makes first court appearance

Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi has appeared in court for the first time since the military arrested her when it seized power on February 1, according to reports.

Mon, 24 May, 2021

Myanmar Elections

Election watchdog says no credible proof of Myanmar election fraud

Last November’s election results in Myanmar were “by and large, representative of the will of the people”, an independent election monitoring organisation has said.

Mon, 17 May, 2021