False coup rumours rocked Côte d’Ivoire as President Ouattara led a cabinet meeting. Officials debunked claims ahead of the ...

Rumours were rife in Cote d’ Ivoire on Wednesday about unconfirmed reports of a military coup amid high political tensions ...

“We largely saw civilian rule strengthening in Africa up until that moment, and I think that the Mali coup was a critical juncture in the weakening of that norm,” said Dan Eizenga of the ...

Beyond colonial blame, this op-ed by Emmanuel Ezeoka challenges African leaders to fix corruption, poverty, and governance ...

The wider group includes Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Senegal’s newly elected president, and Lieutenant Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, Guinea’s leader since a coup in 2021. “The era of the old Africa ...

Covering the World's Second-largest Continent Welcome to our brand-new show - Firstpost Africa - that brings you stories from ...

While many continue to look at Burkina Faso as the next likely site of political upheaval, they may be looking in the wrong ...

The three also quit the French-backed G5 Sahel force, claiming it undermined African sovereignty, and launched a new defense pact dubbed the Alliance of Sahel States. Coup changed everything ...

Ramaphosa enjoyed a brief wave of sympathy after his White House ambush but he is a problematic leader, writes Sizwe Mpofu ...

Thousands of people rallied in Burkina Faso’s capital Ouagadougou on Wednesday in support of the military junta after an alleged coup attempt and comments by an American official criticizing junta ...

The latest Traore frenzy reached a new peak late April with a solidarity march in the country’s capital, Ouagadougou, following an alleged coup attempt and comments by Gen. Michael Langley, the head ...