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Soldiers patrol on the main road in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, November 21, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Luc Gnago

Guinea-Bissau military takes 'total control' amid election chaos

In a statement read on state television by spokesperson Diniz N'Tchama, the army officers said they had ousted President Umaro Sissoco Embalo, suspended the electoral process, shut borders and...

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The Madagascar colonel who sent the president fleeing and took power

Protesters cheer next to a Madagascar military vehicle during a nationwide youth-led protest over frequent power outages and water shortages, in Antananarivo, Madagascar, 11 October 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Zo Andrianjafy

Madagascar president warns of coup attempt as more soldiers join protests

Justice statue graffitied by Débora Rodrigues. Photo: Collected

Woman jailed for 14 years in Brazil after 'lipstick coup'

Supporters of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu gather near the city's police headquarters in Istanbul, Turkey, on 19 March 2025. Photo: Reuters

Turkey detains Istanbul mayor in what opposition calls 'coup'

A member of the military police walks amid tear gas as Bolivia's President Luis Arce "denounced the irregular mobilization" of some units of the country's army, in La Paz, Bolivia June 26, 2024. REUTERS/Claudia Morales

Soldiers surround Bolivian presidential palace in attempted coup

Congolese soldiers sit in their military vehicle in Kamanyola, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on February 28, 2024. File Photo: AFP

Democratic Republic of Congo army says it thwarted attempted coup

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CIA officially describes 1953 coup it backed in Iran as ‘undemocratic’

The Iranian flag is seen flying over Evin prison in Tehran, Iran October 17, 2022. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Iran court orders US to pay $330m for 'planning coup'

The ECOWAS Committee of Chiefs of Defense staff brief the press on plans to deploy its standby force to the Republic of Niger, in Accra, Ghana, August 18, 2023. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko

West Africa's ECOWAS rejects Niger junta's proposed three-year delay for elections

The ECOWAS Committee of Chiefs of Defense staff brief the press on plans to deploy its standby force to the Republic of Niger, in Accra, Ghana, August 18, 2023. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko

West African bloc meets Niger's ousted president, junta leader in Niamey

Coups in West Africa, such as in Niger, have been 'populist' according to analysts. Photo: DW

Why ex-French colonies in Africa seem beset by coups

Niger's junta supporters take part in a demonstration in front of a French army base in Niamey, Niger, August 11, 2023. REUTERS/Mahamadou Hamidou

Niger coup supporters rally as regional force mulls intervention