Guinea's main opposition parties call for withdrawal from junta-led legislative body

CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — The main opposition coalition in Guinea has called for its members to withdraw from the country's legislative body after the ruling junta missed a deadline for a return to democratic rule. The Forces Vives de Guinée coalition group, which includes the...

An ex-Green Beret behind a failed Venezuela raid in 2020 lashes out at CIA and FBI

MIAMI (AP) — A former Green Beret accused of plotting an invasion of Venezuela in 2020 to try to overthrow Nicolás Maduro lashed out Friday at the CIA and FBI, claiming they sabotaged his efforts to oust the leftist leader. His lawyers asserted that he had the Trump administration’s support...

Brazil marks 2nd anniversary of right-wing coup attempt as Bolsonaro's legal troubles deepen

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian authorities gathered in capital Brasilia on Wednesday to mark the second anniversary of an alleged coup attempt by supporters of former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was joined by members of his Cabinet,...

They fled from extremists. Now the government in Burkina Faso tries to hide their existence

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Their loved ones were slaughtered by Islamic extremists or government-affiliated fighters. Their villages were attacked, their homes destroyed. Exhausted and traumatized, they fled in search of safety, food and shelter. This is the reality for over...

West Africa regional bloc approves exit timeline for 3 coup-hit member states

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — West Africa’s regional bloc ECOWAS approved Sunday an exit timeline for three coup-hit nations after a nearly yearlong process of mediation to avert the unprecedented disintegration of the grouping. In a first in the 15-nation bloc’s nearly 50 years of...

West Africa bloc approves exit timeline for 3 coup-hit nations after failed peace efforts

Ex-Bolsonaro Cabinet minister arrested in Brazil over alleged coup plot

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s Federal Police on Saturday arrested a former member of President Jair Bolsonaro’s Cabinet and his 2022 running mate in connection with investigations into an alleged coup plot, the Supreme Court said in a statement. Gen. Walter Braga Netto was formally...

US officials have been in direct contact with the Syrian rebel group that ousted Assad, Blinken says

AQABA, Jordan (AP) — American officials have been in direct contact with the terrorist-designated rebel group that led the overthrow of Syrian President Bashar Assad, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Saturday. Blinken, speaking at a news conference in Jordan, was the...

Middle East latest: Top diplomats from US, Arab League and Turkey discuss Syria's transition

Top diplomats from the United States, the Arab League and Turkey met in Jordan on Saturday to discuss how to assist Syria ’s transition after the fall of Bashar Assad's government a week ago. No Syrian representatives attended. The collapse of the Assad family’s more than...

Niger junta suspends BBC accusing it of 'spreading false news' in coverage of attack

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Niger's ruling junta suspended the BBC for three months over the broadcaster's coverage of an extremist attack that allegedly killed dozens of Nigerien soldiers and civilians, authorities said Thursday. “BBC broadcasts false information aimed at...