Security experts have pushed back against a warning by Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni that South Africa faces potential coup threats, insisting there is no evidence of an immediate ...

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Five years since the Mali coup of 2020, the key lesson is that the international community must move beyond the view of coups as isolated events.

At least 10 people died in the protests and 400 others injured, including 300 police officers, minister says.

Police officers stand guard at a vandalized shop following the one-year anniversary of deadly anti-tax demonstrations in Nairobi, Kenya, Thursday, June 26, 2025.

What they lacked was enough cash. Now, Jane Street co-founder Robert Granieri concedes he put up the money — saying he was duped into funding the alleged coup plot.