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Bolivian president orchestrated a 'self-coup,' political rival Evo Morales claims
June 30, 2024 | 7:20pmFormer Bolivian President Evo Morales on Sunday accused his political ally-turned-rival President Luis Arce of deceiving the Bolivian people by staging a “self-coup” last week to earn political points.
Bolivian general arrested after apparent failed coup attempt as government faces new crisis
June 27, 2024 | 2:14amThe soldiers' retreat was followed by the arrest of army chief Gen. Juan José Zúñiga, after the attorney general opened an investigation.
Coup attempt feared in Bolivia as troops pour into the streets
June 26, 2024 | 5:27pmArmored vehicles rammed the doors of Bolivia’s government palace Wednesday in an apparent coup attempt against President Luis Arce, but he vowed to stand firm and named a new army...
US man seen begging for his life after 'failed Congo coup' was on his first trip overseas
May 24, 2024 | 1:04pmFifty people, including three Americans, were detained over a wild plot to overthrow the Congolese government — led by Christian Malanga, 41, who was shot dead in the failed uprising...
Mom of American ex-high school football star detained in Congo in wild plot to overthrow gov't says he's 'an innocent boy following his father'
May 21, 2024 | 8:15am"This was an innocent boy following his father," Marcel Malanga's mom said.
Slain leader of failed DR Congo coup sold cars in Utah when he lived in the US
May 21, 2024 | 12:25amMalanga, a father of eight, was a car dealer for a period of time in Utah before he returned to the Congo to serve as an officer battling rebels and...
American seen begging for his life after he's arrested following bloody coup attempt in DR Congo
May 19, 2024 | 11:30pmThose who were captured were currently facing interrogation by specialized services of the country’s armed forces, Ekenge, also told Reuters.
What the Kremlin has to say about claims Putin is dead and body double used as part of new coup
October 27, 2023 | 9:05amA Kremlin spokesman dismissed Vladimir Putin's rumored death as an "absurd information fake."
Africa's coup epidemic reveals weakness in Washington
September 9, 2023 | 12:00pmA spate of coups by military leaders across Western and Central Africa — including Gabon — suggests that the US is ceding control in the continent to China and Russia.
Gabonese military officers announce they have seized power
August 30, 2023 | 3:55amA group of senior Gabonese military officers appeared on national television in the early hours of Wednesday and said they had taken power, minutes after the state election body announced...
Russia’s ‘General Armageddon’ reportedly dismissed after vanishing in wake of Wagner uprising
August 23, 2023 | 7:03amSurovikin has not been seen in public since armed rebels marched toward Moscow in June, led by Yevgeny Prigozhin, the chief of the Wagner mercenary group.
West African bloc seeks solution to Niger coup as deadline nears
August 4, 2023 | 2:51amIn a blow to hopes of restoring the previous status quo, the junta revoked a raft of military cooperation agreements with France late on Thursday. There was no immediate response from France.
West African nations unite to threaten Niger's new leaders with force if coup isn't reversed
July 30, 2023 | 1:21pmWest African nations imposed economic and travel sanctions on Niger's new military leaders on Sunday, threatening to use force if they fail to reinstate ousted President Mohammed Bazoum within a...
'Exiled' Russian mercenary boss Prigozhin hails Niger coup, touts services
July 29, 2023 | 4:02amA voice message on Telegram app channels associated with Wagner that they said was Prigozhin did not claim involvement in the coup, but described it as a moment of long-overdue liberation...
Niger soldiers remove president from power in military takeover on live television
July 27, 2023 | 4:33amThe soldiers warned against any foreign intervention, adding that they will respect Bazoum's wellbeing.
Wagner mercenary group set to move to Belarus after aborted coup
July 8, 2023 | 4:51pmThe Wagner mercenary group is reportedly prepared to relocate to Belarus as part of the deal it struck with Russia following its aborted mutiny against Moscow's leadership.
Raid of Wagner boss' home turned up gold bars, sledgehammers 'to kill traitors' and a framed photo of severed heads
July 6, 2023 | 3:03amRussian forces' June raid of since-exiled Wagner mercenary group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin’s home turned up an extensive collection of wigs, sledgehammers, and gold bars
Ukrainians are baffled by the Russian non-coup, but know Putin must go
June 27, 2023 | 8:32pmJoe Lindsley, who reports on Ukraine every day for WGN radio, highlights the “total difference between Western panic and Ukrainian calm.”
After Wagner Group's failed coup, spread the word: Putin is vulnerable
June 27, 2023 | 5:52pmWashington should play off Moscow’s paranoia and launch new information operations to communicate Putin’s diminished strength, security failures and greatly reduced influence to Russia’s allies.
Putin opens probe into rebel Wagner Group leader who got $2B in government funds
June 27, 2023 | 2:55pmI do hope that, as part of this work, no one stole anything .. but we will, of course, investigate all of this," said Russian President Vladimir Putin.