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Niger. The 2021 Nigerien coup attempt occurred on 31 March 2021 at around 3:00 am WAT (2:00 am UTC) after gunfire erupted in the streets of Niamey, the capital of Niger, two days before the inauguration of president -elect Mohamed Bazoum. The coup attempt was staged by elements within the military, and was attributed to an Air Force unit based ...
The 2021 South African unrest, also known as the July 2021 riots, [23] the Zuma unrest [24] or Zuma riots, [25] was a wave of civil unrest that occurred in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng provinces from 9 to 18 July 2021, sparked by the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma for contempt of court.
uMkhonto weSizwe (Zulu for 'Spear of the Nation'), abbreviated as MK, and often referred to as the MK Party, is a left-wing populist [4][7] South African political party, founded in December 2023. The party is named after uMkhonto weSizwe (also shortened to MK), the paramilitary wing of the African National Congress (ANC) which was active ...
11 May – 1 October 2009 Battle for Central Somalia (2009) 5 June 2009 Battle of Wabho. 18 June 2009 2009 Beledweyne bombing. 1–7 October 2009 Battle of Kismayo (2009) 10–14 January 2010 Battle of Beledweyne (2010) May–July 2010 Ayn clashes. 1 May 2010 Mogadishu bombings. 20 July 2010 2010 Kenya–Al-Shabaab border clash.
Anglophone Crisis. The Anglophone Crisis (French: Crise anglophone), also known as the Ambazonia War, [11] is an ongoing armed conflict in the English-speaking Northwest and Southwest regions of Cameroon, between the Cameroonian government and Ambazonian separatist groups, part of the long-standing Anglophone problem. [12]
1 April 2010. Attempt. Guinea-Bissau. Admiral Bubo Na Tchuto. Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army Antonio Ndjai. Prime Minister Carlos Gomes Júnior. The head of the army was captured and the Prime Minister was briefly arrested by military officers. [2] 2010 Madagascar coup attempt.
e. Jacob Zuma, the former president of South Africa, is currently facing criminal charges relating to alleged corruption in the 1999 Arms Deal. He was first indicted on the charges in June 2005, but attempts to prosecute him have been beset by legal challenges and political controversy.
Juju. Julius Sello Malema (born 3 March 1981) is a South African politician. He is the founder and leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), a populist [1] far-left political party known for the red berets and military-style outfits worn by its members. [2][3][4][5] Before the foundation of EFF, he served as president of the African ...