Mauritanians vote for president with the incumbent ally of the West favored to win

NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AP) — Mauritanians went to the polls on Saturday to elect their next president, with the incumbent Mohamed Ould Ghazouani widely expected to win after positioning Mauritania as a strategic ally of the West in a region swept by coups and violence. Ghazouni,...

Bolivia’s leader says the general accused of leading failed coup wanted to 'take over' as president

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivian President Luis Arce said Friday a former general planned to “take over” the government and become president in a failed coup, and he denied that the Andean nation was in an economic crisis. In an interview with The Associated Press, the embattled...

Families say those detained in Bolivia failed coup were tricked. President says it's not his problem

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — The death threats came rolling in shortly after Gimena Silva’s husband was detained on accusations that he took part in a failed coup in Bolivia. “They call us, they say that if we do anything, say anything, they’re going to disappear us. They threaten...

Bolivia’s president tells the AP that the general accused of leading a failed coup wanted to “take over” as president

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivia’s president tells the AP that the general accused of leading a failed coup wanted to “take over” as president.

Mauritania's President Ould Ghazouani seeks reelection amid regional security crisis

NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AP) — Mauritania’s President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani — who is seeking a second term in office in a vote on Saturday — is promising more economic growth and social programs to eradicate poverty and prevent extremism in the vast West African desert nation, even though...

Bolivia’s president lambasts accusations of a self-coup as 'lies' as his supporters rally

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivian President Luis Arce on Thursday angrily called accusations that he was behind an attempted coup against his government “lies,” saying the general who apparently led it acted on his own and vowing that he would face justice. Arce’s comments, his...

Who is General Zúñiga, the shadowy officer behind the thwarted coup in Bolivia?

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — The man behind the attempted coup that has rocked Bolivia remains a mystery to much of the country. Little known before bursting into Bolivia's presidential palace tailed by tanks and armored vehicles , Juan José Zúñiga served as commander general of the...

Bolivian President Luis Arce denies being behind the attempted coup and says the general acted 'on his own'

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivian President Luis Arce denies being behind the attempted coup and says the general acted 'on his own.'

Bolivia's government has arrested a total of 17 people in an attempted coup, most of them military officials (CORRECTS: A previous APNewsAlert erroneously reported 17 more arrests instead of 17 total arrests.)

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivia's government has arrested a total of 17 people in an attempted coup, most of them military officials (CORRECTS: A previous APNewsAlert erroneously reported 17 more arrests instead of 17 total arrests.).

Mauritania goes to the polls with a regional security crisis and economic concerns among the issues

NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AP) — Nearly 2 million people go to the polls on Saturday in Mauritania, a vast desert nation in West Africa which positions itself as a strategic ally of the West in a region swept by coups and violence, but has been denounced for rights abuses. President...