Port-au-Prince — Gun battles across the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince Thursday left four police officers dead as a prominent gang leader said a coordinated attack by armed groups was underway to oust Prime Minister Ariel Henry. Shots were heard across the city as authorities battled assailants who had targeted police stations, including two that were set …
An appeals court in Chile’s capital on Tuesday ruled that the case of Chilean poet and Nobel Prize winner Pablo Neruda’s death be reopened, saying the investigation has not been exhausted and new steps could help clarify the cause of his death. Last December, a judge rejected a request by Neruda’s nephew to reopen the …
The announcement that Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso will withdraw from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) “without delay” has put an abrupt end to fractious talks on organising elections and reinstating civilian rule. With their emphasis on restoring “national sovereignty” and driving out terrorist groups, the three West African countries’ military governments …
Former coup leader Azali Assoumani won re-election Tuesday in the first round of an already disputed presidential vote in the Comoros, an Indian Ocean island chain, dismissing a low turnout and allegations of fraud. Issued on: 16/01/2024 – 22:33 2 min Sunday’s poll was tainted by opposition claims of ballot rigging and voter apathy, but …
France is planning to close its embassy in Niger for an indefinite period as it is unable to carry out diplomatic tasks due to restrictions imposed by the ruling junta, a French embassy letter to its Niger staff dated Tuesday and seen by Reuters on Thursday showed. Issued on: 21/12/2023 – 22:07 1 min Relations between Niger and France, its former …
Guinea-Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embalo on Saturday said this week’s deadly violence involving members of the National Guard was an “attempted coup” as the army ordered them back to barracks. Issued on: 02/12/2023 – 22:29 2 min The unrest between members of the National Guard and special forces of the presidential guard on Thursday night …
Gunmen stormed the main prison in Guinea’s capital early Saturday and freed former dictator Moussa “Dadis” Camara, the country’s justice minister said, announcing the closure of the West African nation’s borders. Issued on: 04/11/2023 – 11:20 1 min The announcement by Justice Minister Charles Alphonse Wright came several hours after heavy gunfire erupted in the …
The wife of Gabon’s deposed president Ali Bongo Ondimba, under house arrest since a coup in the central African country in late August, has been jailed, her lawyer said on Thursday. Issued on: 12/10/2023 – 09:45Modified: 12/10/2023 – 10:01 1 min Sylvia Bongo Ondimba Valentin, suspected of allegedly embezzling public funds, was jailed late on …
The Biden administration on Tuesday suspended most non-humanitarian aid to Gabon after a military takeover in the country last month that was at least the second this year in an African nation. Issued on: 27/09/2023 – 03:36 2 min Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced a “pause in certain foreign assistance programs” to Gabon, pending …
Gabon’s army said on Saturday that it would reopen the country’s borders, closed in the wake of the military coup that ousted ex-president Ali Bongo. Issued on: 02/09/2023 – 14:42 1 min A spokesman for Gabon’s military rulers said on state TV that they had “decided with immediate effect to reopen the land, sea and …