coup attempt

coup attempt

Traffic moves along a road, a day after the country's armed forces thwarted the attempted coup against the government of Benin's President Patrice Talon, in Cotonou, Benin, on December 8, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Charles Placide Tossou

Alleged leader of foiled Benin coup has sought refuge in Togo: Benin

A dispute between the two small West African nations over Colonel Pascal Tigri and his alleged accomplices would risk deepening diplomatic divisions in West Africa, which has struggled to respond...

Freetown, Sierra Leone November 26, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Umaru Fofana

Sierra Leone court sentences soldiers to long jail terms for failed coup

White House national security adviser John Bolton arrives to speak about the political unrest in Venezuela after violence broke out at anti-government protests near Caracas, outside the White House in Washington, U.S., April 30, 2019. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

Former senior US official John Bolton admits to planning attempted foreign coups

Photo: Collected

Relieved Moroccan footballers burst into song after escaping Guinea coup

Photo: Collected

Guinea vs Morocco World Cup qualifier postponed due to attempted coup

Photo:UNB

Decade of coups around the world

illustration: Monni

Covid-19 restrictions forces CIA to launch a coup attempt at home