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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 ...
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.
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 ...
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.
The Olympic Games is a major international multi-sport event. During its history, both the Summer and Winter Games have been the subject of scandals, controversies and incidents. Cheating, such as the use of performance enhancing drugs by athletes, has regularly affected the Olympic Games. Some countries have boycotted the Games on various ...
Xenophobia in South Africa after 1994. Despite a lack of directly comparable data, xenophobia in South Africa is perceived to have significantly increased after the election of a Black majority government in 1994. [1] Academic Audie Klotz states that following South Africa's transition to democracy in 1994 a new "non-racial xenophobia" has ...
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 ...
The bloc was founded on 26 May 2001 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and launched on 9 July 2002 in Durban, South Africa. [ 9 ] The intention of the AU was to replace the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), established on 25 May 1963 in Addis Ababa by 32 signatory governments; the OAU was disbanded on 9 July 2002.