West Africa

Guinea’s coup leaders have ordered banks to freeze all government-related accounts in order to “secure state assets”. According to the putschists, the order affects institutional and individual accounts of the outgoing government. Senior officials of the ousted President Alpha Condé’s government will not be able to access their accounts. The …

Three people working on a farm owned by Nigeria’s former President Olusegun Obasanjo in south-western Ogun state have been kidnapped by gunmen. Ogun police spokesman Abimbola Oyeyemi confirmed the abductions. The gunmen opened fire on a vehicle transporting the three, before abducting them and running into a forest, BBC News …

The Economical Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has suspended Guinea’s membership on Wednesday following the military coup that ousted President Alpha Conde. During a virtual summit, leaders from the West African political and economical bloc demanded a return to the constitutional order and Conde’s immediate release. They also agreed to …

Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni has condemned the military coup in Guinea. He called the coup leaders to get out and said that the takeover was a “step backwards”. “They should be told to get out because they are not the solution for the country,” Mr Museveni told France 24. “We …

Nigerian separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu has sued President Muhammadu Buhari for violating his fundamental human rights. In a suit filed at the High Court of Abia state, in south-east Nigeria, Mr Kanu is also asking to be paid five billion naira ($12m;£8m) for various damages he has suffered. He is …

After the coup in Guinea, military leaders released around 80 prisoners. This liberation precedes a summit of the West African community ECOWAS. The leaders of the Economical Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are due to meet virtually on Wednesday to discuss the Guinea coup and the political transition in …

Godwin Obaseki, the governor of Edo State in Nigeria has announced that citizens will no longer be able to visit churches or mosques from the second week of September without proof of vaccination. According to Godwin Obaseki, governor of Edo state, citizens should also be able to prove that they …

Straight after meeting the ex-ministers in President Alpha Condé’s government, the coup leader Col Mamady Doumbouya drove around Guinea’s capital, Conakry. People were jubilating like mad. They were just happy. Some people undressed shouted “Doumbouya, Doumbouya, Doumbouya” and “freedom, freedom, freedom”. Reada also: Tanzania: a judge in the opposition leader’s …

The Liberian president George Weah said he is worrried about the impact that the Guinean coup could have on the other countries of the sub-region. He has condemned the act and called for the “immediate” release of President Alpha Condé. A presidential statement quotes the president as calling on Guinea’s …

Special Forces Group Commander Colonel Mahamady Doumbouya confirmed the takeover of power from President Alpha Conde on Sunday on state TV and pledged to oversee a peaceful transition. Little is known about Col Doumbouya’s early life, except that he is a Malinke like President Conde and hails from Guinea’s eastern …