Chad junta leader Deby Itno to run for president
The interim president has ruled the country since his father died fighting an insurgency in 2021. His main rival, Yaya…
Guinea junta dissolves government without explanation
Guinea’s ruling military has directed the bank accounts of ministers be blocked and ordered the seizure of their passports. Guinea…
Is Guinea’s military junta to blame for rice shortage?
People living in Guinea are becoming desperate as a food crisis soars in the country. Citizens are blaming the junta…
Myanmar junta introduces compulsory military service
Myanmar’s military junta has introduced mandatory military service for all young men and women. It’s struggling to contain armed rebel…
Myanmar: How much longer can the junta stay in power?
Three years after a coup toppled Myanmar’s democratic government, the embattled junta’s grip on power is being seriously challenged by…
Myanmar’s Buddhists and Christians join fight against junta
DW spoke with an armed group in Chin state that includes Buddhists and Christians who said they left civilian life…
Niger junta revokes law aimed at curbing migration to Europe
The 2015 law had criminalized the trafficking of migrants through the West African nation. Niger’s coup leaders risk further complicating…
‘A real blow for the junta’: Myanmar’s ethnic groups launch unprecedented armed resistance
Fighting in Myanmar between the military junta and an alliance of ethnic armed groups has intensified since late October after…
Gabon military junta announces elections to be held in 2025
Military leaders ousted former President Ali Bongo in August after disputing the outcome of an election. The Bongo family had…
Myanmar: Could rebel offensive topple ruling junta?
An alliance of Myanmar rebel forces recently launched an offensive called "Operation 1027," which has made big gains and is…