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South Korea's Former Leader Yoon Suk Yeol Rejects Coup Allegations Over Martial Law Declaration South Korea's recently impeached President, Yoon Suk Yeol, insisted in court today that his brief declaration of martial law late last year "was not a coup d'état." Mr Yoon appeared at the Seoul Central District Court facing charges of inciting insurrection, charges he strenuously denies. The controversial martial law, lasting only around six hours before it was swiftly lifted amid strong parliamentary opposition and intense…

In tonight's edition: Human Rights Watch says the Malian army has killed dozens in its crackdown on extremists. Jihadist groups are also accused of escalating violence since December. Abuses on both sides can constitute war crimes. Women from sub-Saharan…

Burkina Faso's interim president Paul-Henri Damiba has approved a new government that includes the same defense minister who served under former president Roch Kaboré before he was ousted in a military coup, it said. Saturday an official decree.…

Burkina Faso strongman Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba on Thursday appointed economist Albert Ouedraogo as the West African country's new prime minister. Aged 53, Ouedraogo, appointed by decree signed by…

Mali's transitional government is aware of its commitment to a fixed deadline for organizing elections to restore democracy after last year's coup, Prime Minister Choguel Maiga said on Friday. Since the overthrow of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita in August 2020, political factions in Mali and foreign partners have been looking at whether the military-led interim authorities will stick to a promise to hold elections within 18 months. Maiga presented the interim action plan to the government and outlined four key…

Tunisian security forces on Friday arrested a member of parliament condemning President Kais Saied's seizure of power as a "military coup", his party said. "It's a military coup," independent MP Yassine Ayari said on…

Justice didn't withdraw the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) following the clashes on Thursday, Might 12, in Kinshasa in reference to the tip of Ramadan towards the background of rivalries at the pinnacle of the Congolese Muslim group. Conflicts between members of this society after which with components of the police intervened. About thirty individuals have been arrested and introduced earlier than…

It is a crucial week that begins in Chad, after the second that has shaken the country, from the death of Idris Déby to the establishment of a military transition committee headed by the head of state. What should the military do with its power? How will the transition go forward? How about the rebels? With our special…

An armed militant group believed to be linked to the Daesh terrorist group took control of a city in northern Mozambique and killed several people, including at least one foreign worker, near a major gas project involving France's Total and other energy companies, security sources said on Saturday. . Militants first raided the town of Palma in the northern province of Cabo Delgado on Wednesday, forcing nearly 200 people, including foreign gas workers, to be evacuated from a hotel where they had sought refuge. No one…

French energy giant Total will resume construction of its $ 20 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) development in Mozambique after the government increased security, the company said on Wednesday. In January, following a nearby attack, Total withdrew most of its workforce from its place in Mozambique's northernmost province, Cabo Delgado, where there has been an uprising since 2017, now linked to the so-called Central African Province (ISCAP) in Daesh's terrorist group. . The company asked the…