Mali followed fellow junta-ruled Burkina Faso and Niger on Wednesday in renaming streets and squares in its capital to get rid of their French colonial names. Streets bearing the names…
Tag: Junta
Guinea junta bans ministers from travel abroad
Guinea’s military junta chief General Mamady Doumbouya has banned ministers from travelling abroad without his permission and recalled all those currently out of the country, his office announced. The statement,…
Myanmar junta extends state of emergency by six months
Myanmar’s junta on Wednesday extended the state of emergency by six months, again delaying fresh polls it has promised to hold as it battles opposition to its coup. The Southeast…
Guinea junta dissolves government
Guinea’s ruling junta on Monday decreed the dissolution of the government which has been in office since July 2022, according to a Facebook video published by the presidency. General Amara…
Guinea junta orders probe into ex-president Conde for treason
Guinea’s junta has ordered a probe into toppled president Alpha Conde—the country’s first democratically elected leader—for treason, following ongoing investigations into alleged killings, torture, kidnapping and rape. Conde, who was…