Benin’s interior minister said a coup plot, announced by a group of soldiers on state-run television earlier on Sunday, has been foiled. Benin is the latest in a string of coups plotted across west Africa over the past few weeks. A coup initially announced as successful in the west African country of Benin was foiled […]
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A group of soldiers in Benin claimed on Sunday that they had seized power, announcing the removal of President Patrice Talon on national television. Calling themselves the “Military Committee for Refoundation” (CMR), they said they had appointed Lt. Col. Pascal Tigri to lead the country. “Mr Patrice Talon is removed from office as president of
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National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate, Mr Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu on Saturday braved a tense and heavily militarised environment to hold his campaign rally in Gulu City, Northern Uganda. Mr Kyagulanyi, who arrived from Gulu District after earlier rallies, was blocked along Gulu Airfield Road by joint security forces comprising the UPDF and the Police.Undeterred,
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Ms Nabbanja said the strenuous procedure that needed to be undertaken to degazette the forest reserve caused delays at the Ministry of Water and Environment, which is undertaking the process. The Prime Minister, Ms Robinah Nabbanja, has reassured the Gulu University administration of the progressive efforts by the government to secure more land for its
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While the McLaren has been the fastest car on balance this season, Norris’ championship will be given added credibility by the fact that he won it in the face of a tough challenge from Verstappen, who is widely acknowledged as the finest driver of his generation. Norris cried in his car on the slowing-down lap
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Soldiers in the West African nation of Benin have announced on national TV that they have ousted President Patrice Talon and seized power. A message from the French embassy in Benin said gunfire had been reported near the residence of the president in the main city of Cotonou, which is the seat of government. The
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A 16-year-old girl was dragged into Lake Victoria and killed by a crocodile on Thursday evening while fetching water at Kyankolokolo Landing Site in Kalangala District, in what residents say is the latest in a growing pattern of deadly attacks linked to lack of clean water and rising wildlife pressure. By Saturday morning , more
Chinese fighter jets directed their fire-control radar at Japanese aircraft over international waters on Saturday close to Japan’s Okinawan islands in two separate incidents that Japan’s defence minister described as “dangerous acts”. “These radar illumination went beyond what is necessary for the safe flight of aircraft,” Japan’s defence minister Shinjiro Koizumi said in a post
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Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and his Australian counterpart, Richard Marles, agreed on Sunday to strengthen security cooperation amid Tokyo’s ongoing tensions with Beijing over Taiwan. During their meeting in Tokyo, the ministers confirmed that progress had been made toward finalising a deal by the end of this fiscal year, through next March, for the
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Al Arabiya released the videos that showed Assad driving a vehicle in Damascus, with Shibl in the passenger seat. A third person was filming from the back seat. The videos are undated but suspected to date back to 2018 after opposition fighters were forced out of Ghouta near Damascus. As they drive, the trio encounter
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