Even with U.S. warships offshore, the strongman has prevailed in efforts to unseat him—purging, spying and paying off officers so the armed forces remain loyal.

When an elite army colonel joined Madagascar's Gen Z protests earlier this month, forcing the president to flee the country, youth-movement leader Olivia Rafetison was happy to have the protection of men with guns,

Madagascar faces its worst political crisis since 2009, with protests driven by Gen Z groups against outages, poverty, and alleged corruption.

Col. Michael Randrianirina, the commander of an elite army unit, took the oath of office to become the new president at a ceremony in the main chamber of the nation’s High Constitutional Court.

But the military takeover in Madagascar marks only the second coup in that period to take place outside of the Sahel region, stretching from the Atlantic to the Horn of Africa — a signal that

The military said it had constituted an "investigative panel" to investigate the officers and the finding of the panel "would be made public."

The DHQ has dismissed a report that the cancellation of Nigeria’s Independence Anniversary events was linked to a military coup attempt.

The Nigerian Army officers who are currently in detention for allegedly planning a coup d’etat to overthrow President Bola Tinubu are attached to the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), SaharaReporters has gathered.