2 associates of Benin's president sentenced to 20 years in prison for coup plot
Two associates of Benin's president have been sentenced to 20 years in prison, following their arrest last year on suspicion of plotting a coup in the small West African country.
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ECOWAS pledges to 'keep door open' after 3 coup-hit West African nations exit regional bloc
Widely seen as West Africa's leading political and regional ... It has struggled in recent years to reverse coups in the region where citizens have complained of not benefitting from rich ...
Two men close to Benin’s president sentenced to 20 years in prison for coup plot
COTONOU, Benin (AP) — Two men close to Benin’s president were sentenced to 20 years in prison on Thursday, following their arrest last year on suspicions of plotting a coup in the small West African ...
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West Africa bloc announces formal exit of three junta-led states
ECOWAS on Wednesday announced the formal exit of junta-led Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger from the bloc following their ...
Junta Chiefs In W.Africa Look Increasingly Less Isolated
West African leaders considered military intervention to stop Niger from falling under the sway of a junta following a coup.
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West Africa’s junta-led nations announce deployment of a joint force as extremist violence spikes
Following military coups in all three nations in recent years ... the juntas in the three countries left the Economic Community of West African States, the nearly 50-year-old regional bloc ...
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Mali: West African nation's political parties push miitary junta to hold elections, issue rare criticism
The parties pointed out that so-called transitional period after the 2020 coup had now lasted ;for nearly five years, or as ...