Business
A coup too far: Why Benin's rebel soldiers failed where others in the region succeeded
Had last week's coup attempt in Benin been successful, it would have become the ninth to take hold in the region in the last five years…
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Business
Benin coup attempt foiled by loyalist troops, interior minister says
Benin's interior minister has appeared on national TV to announce that an attempted coup in the West Africa nation has been thwarted.…
News
How Trump Got Away With an Attempted Coup
The Georgia dismissal is the latest salvo in the profound corruption of the American justice system wrought by Trump and his political…
Business
Guinea-Bissau's coup called a 'sham' by West African political figures
Senegal's prime minister and Nigeria's former president have both said they do not believe the ousting of Guinea-Bissau's president by the…
Business
Guinea-Bissau president flees to Senegal after coup
Guinea-Bissau's deposed President Umaro Sissoco Embaló has arrived in neighbouring Senegal following his release by military forces that…
Fashion
Not Snakeskin, Not Croc—These Two Underrated Animal Prints Are Quietly Staging a Fashion Coup
Every season, one or two animal prints inevitably become the favorites, and it's usually leopard, snakeskin, or croc—or all three. Now and…
Business
Guinea's coup leader enters presidential race
The military commander who has ruled Guinea since a coup four years ago has entered the presidential race, breaking an earlier promise to…
News
Ousted Staffer Claims There’s a Coup Against RFK Jr.
It seemed that Ellis tried to give the Border Patrol chief the benefit of the doubt when discussing the multiple blatant violations of her…
Business
Youth who led Madagascar protests hope coup leader will continue to hear them as president
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — For Donah Falia and the other young people whose weeks of protests paved the way for Madagascar’s military…
Business
What to know about the Madagascar army colonel who was 'in the shadows' before launching a coup
A little-known army colonel became Madagascar's president Friday after a rapid power grab that saw him sworn in as his country's leader…
Business
What to know about the events leading up to Madagascar's military coup
Madagascar's military seized power from the civilian government on Tuesday, a high-ranking commander announced after President Andry…
Business
Soldiers threaten to seize state TV in Madagascar, presidency says, amid warnings of coup attempt
Soldiers have threatened to seize the state TV headquarters in Madagascar as President Andry Rajoelina was due to address the nation, his…
Business
An attempted coup is underway in Madagascar, the country's president says
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — An attempted coup is underway in the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar, the country's president said on…
News
Trump Praises Jair Bolsonaro After He’s Convicted for Plotting a Coup
President Donald Trump was—predictably—dismayed by the news that Brazil’s former right-wing president, Jair Bolsonaro, had been sentenced…
Business
Brazil's former president Bolsonaro found guilty of coup plot
The former president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, has been convicted of plotting a military coup. Three out of five Supreme Court justices…
Business
Suspected French spy arrested in alleged Mali coup plot
Mali's military rulers say they have arrested a French national on suspicion of spying for his country in an attempt to destabilise the…
Business
Mali coup leader granted five-year term in power
Mali's military leader Gen Assimi Goïta has been granted a five-year presidential term by the transitional parliament, which is renewable…
Culture
Keppel's coup if Piyush Gupta becomes chairman soon.
Piyush Gupta is back at the heart of Singapore’s listed corporate scene. The 65-year-old, who left DBS in late March after serving as…
Business
Liberian president killed in coup gets state funeral after 45 years
Liberia's former President William Tolbert is having a symbolic reburial, 45 years after he was murdered during a coup and his body…
Business
Kenyan minister back police over protests, which he calls 'coup attempt'
Kenya's interior minister has denied that the police used excessive force during Wednesday's protests in which at least 10 people were…
Business
Brazil confronts military officers accused of plotting a coup in historic trial
SAO PAULO (AP) — When Lt. Col. Mauro Cid arrived at Brazil's Supreme Court on Tuesday to testify against his onetime ally, former Defense…
Business
What to know about Bolsonaro's trial now that he has testified over an alleged coup plot
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro has finally testified before the country's Supreme Court over an alleged plot to…
News
The Only “Judicial Coup” in This Country Is by Trump Against Judges
But shocking as all that has been, nothing touches what Trump is trying to do to Judge James Boasberg over those three planes full of…
Business
Mali coup leader wins backing to be president for next five years
Mali's military leader Gen Assimi Goïta has won the backing of key political allies to be declared president for the next five years. The…