AU suspends Mali’s membership, demands release of deposed president

Thu, 20 Aug 2020 - 10:27 GMT

“The African Union Peace and Security Council suspends Mali from the African Union until the restoration of constitutional order and demands the release of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita.

Gabon government says coup attempt under control

Mon, 07 Jan 2019 - 10:20 GMT

An attempted coup in Gabon on Monday by several military officers has been brought under control, the government spokesman said.

Gabon arrests military officers accused of attempted coup

Mon, 07 Jan 2019 - 09:58 GMT

Four of five Gabon military officers who attempted a coup in the early hours of Monday morning have been arrested

Turkey detains 60 security officials suspected ties to coup

Thu, 16 Nov 2017 - 07:53 GMT

Turkey arrested 60 former security officials in a wide-scale operation on Thursday on suspicion of links to last year's attempted military coup.

Turkish asylum applications in Germany jump 55 percent this year

Mon, 18 Sep 2017 - 04:56 GMT

Turks seeking asylum in Germany is up sharply this year and has been rising steadily since last year's failed military coup in Turkey, German gov.t data showed.