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Military junta, chief Doumboya elected Guinean president

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General Mamady Doumbouya has been elected president of Guinea after securing the majority of the vote, according to initial polling results published by the country’s election commission. The junta leader is hoping to legitimise his rule after seizing power in a coup four years ago. A civil society group campaigning for the return of civilian […]

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Nigerian senate rejects Tinubu’s proposal for military intervention to dislodge Niger’s military junta

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President Bola Tinubu’s proposal for a military intervention to restore democratic rule in Niger Republic has been rejected by the Nigerian senate. This is coming after the Nigerian leader who is also the Chairman of regional bloc, Economic Community of West Africa (ECOWAS) wrote the national assembly on Friday, August 4, seeking the lawmakers’ support […]

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Burkina Faso Military Junta restores country’s constitution

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In a statement read on television on Monday night, the Burkinabe military junta has announced the restoration of constitutional order, just one week after a coup ousted elected president Roch Marc Christian Kabore. A spokesman of the military notified the population that the junta had approved a “fundamental act”. The 37-article document “lifts the suspension […]

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