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Gabon’s coup leaders say ousted president is ‘freed’ and can travel on a medical trip

Thursday, September 7 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- Gabon's ousted President Ali Bongo Ondimba has been released from house arrest a week after a group of mutinous soldiers seized power.The country's new military leaders, who call themselves the Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions (CTRI), announced on state... Read More.

Soldiers in Gabon declare coup after president wins reelection for third term

Wednesday, August 30 by ABC News

(DAKAR, Senegal) -- A group of soldiers declared a coup d'état in Gabon on Wednesday, claiming to have seized power from a president whose family has ruled the oil-rich Central African nation for decades.The military junta made the announcement on state television hours after... Read More.

US expresses ‘growing concern’ for safety of Niger’s president amid apparent coup

Thursday, August 10 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- There is "growing concern" for the safety of Niger's democratically elected president who remains under house arrest amid an apparent coup there, according to the U.S. Department of State spokesperson Matthew Miller."We are greatly worried about his health and his personal safety... Read More.

US says it has ‘direct contact’ with Niger’s coup leaders but the conversations are ‘difficult’

Tuesday, August 8 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The United States has now had "direct contact" with Niger's junta leaders, but the conversations have yet to substantially move the needle as the West African nation -- a key ally on counterterrorism in the region -- faces an apparent coup, U.S.... Read More.

US sees ‘narrow opportunity’ to restore democratic order in Niger after attempted coup, senior official says

Tuesday, August 1 by ABC News

(NIGER) -- High-ranking officials at the U.S. Department of State are trying to restore democratic order in Niger, a key U.S. ally on counterterrorism.There may be a "narrow opportunity" to reverse an attempted coup in the West African nation, according to one senior U.S.... Read More.

Niger’s military announces ousting of President Bazoum in apparent coup

Friday, July 28 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Soldiers in Niger have announced they have ousted the West African nation’s democratically elected president, Mohamed Bazoum, in a national televised address.Surrounded by uniformed soldiers, Niger’s Colonel-Major Amadou Abdramane -- representing the National Council for the Safeguarding of the Homeland (CNSP)... Read More.

‘The wound hasn’t healed’: Activists recount 1898 Wilmington coup that terrorized Black residents

Sunday, February 19 by ABC News

(WILMINGTON, N.C.) -- Athalia Howe was just 12 years old when she, her sister and mother were forced to seek refuge in a cemetery as armed white supremacists terrorized Wilmington, North Carolina, in the fall of 1898. Separated from her father, they were unsure if... Read More.

Trump issues 12-page statement amid Jan. 6 hearings alleging he plotted a ‘coup’

Tuesday, June 14 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Former President Donald Trump on Monday responded in a lengthy statement to the House's ongoing Jan. 6 committee hearings, assailing the panel as illegitimate and their presentation as one-sided -- but rather than refute their evidence, he reiterated the same baseless claims... Read More.

Stories tagged with: coup

Gabon’s coup leaders say ousted president is ‘freed’ and can travel on a medical trip

Soldiers in Gabon declare coup after president wins reelection for third term

US expresses ‘growing concern’ for safety of Niger’s president amid apparent coup

US says it has ‘direct contact’ with Niger’s coup leaders but the conversations are ‘difficult’

US sees ‘narrow opportunity’ to restore democratic order in Niger after attempted coup, senior official says

Niger’s military announces ousting of President Bazoum in apparent coup

‘The wound hasn’t healed’: Activists recount 1898 Wilmington coup that terrorized Black residents

Trump issues 12-page statement amid Jan. 6 hearings alleging he plotted a ‘coup’

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