Those who rise to power through a coup often fall by the same means. I lead a research team that compiles the Colpus Dataset of coup types and characteristics and have written on the history of coups ...

Africa is entering a new and unsettling political era, one marked by the return of military coups, particularly across the Sahel.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In this photo taken from video provided by TGB Guinea-Bissau, Guinea-Bissau's new junta leader Gen. Horta Inta-A, takes an oath of ...

DAKAR, Senegal — It had become a familiar scene in West Africa. A group of soldiers appeared on state television in Benin on Sunday to claim they had seized power. A few hours later, the president ...

Coups in Madagascar and Guinea-Bissau, an attempted coup in Benin: Africa has had a turbulent 2025. Why have coups become so frequent and how can the continent return to the democratic path?Two coups ...

“If people cannot trust their Government to do the job for which it exists – to protect them and promote their welfare – all else is lost” … Barrack Obama, the 44th President of the United States of ...

There are arguments that the normalisation of coups in one country may embolden such in another, creating a cycle of instability that is hard to break without strong democratic safeguards. There are ...

Guinea-Bissau has joined a growing list of African countries where military officers have seized power since 2020 LAGOS, Nigeria -- Guinea-Bissau has joined a growing list of African countries where ...

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Guinea-Bissau has joined a growing list of African countries where military officers have seized power since 2020. A few hours after gunshots were heard near the presidential ...