[ad_1] Steven McIntoshEntertainment reporterGetty ImagesThe closing credits of 2021's No Time To Die, the most recent film in the 007 series, ended with a familiar message: "James Bond will return."But for the last few years,…
Bolsonaro denies involvement in alleged coup plot
[ad_1] Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro has denied his involvement in an alleged plot to overthrow the country's current president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.Speaking for the first time in court, Bolsonaro, who ruled the…
Mercenary and coup plotter dies
[ad_1] Former British Army officer and mercenary Simon Mann, who was part of a coup attempt in Equatorial Guinea in 2004, has died of a heart attack while exercising, friends confirmed.The 72-year-old made millions of…
Woman jailed for 14 years over ‘lipstick coup’
[ad_1] Brazil Supreme CourtA woman in Brazil has been jailed for 14 years after writing an offensive message in lipstick on a statue during riots in Brasilia. Debora Rodrigues took part in the unrest in…
Burkina Faso army says it foiled ‘major’ coup…
[ad_1] Burkina Faso's military government has said it foiled a "major plot" to overthrow junta leader Capt Ibrahim Traoré, with the army alleging the plotters were based in neighbouring Ivory Coast.Security Minister Mahamadou Sana said…
Coup leader Oligui Nguema wins poll by huge…
[ad_1] Paul NjieBBC News, LibrevilleAFPGen Brice Oligui Nguema has been handed a seven-year mandate by an electorate relieved that the Bongo era is now past Gabon's military leader Gen Brice Oligui Nguema - who in…
First presidential vote since military coup
[ad_1] People are heading to the polls to pick the next president of Gabon, where for the first time in decades a Bongo family member is not on the ballot.Former President Ali Bongo was forced…
Gabon holds its breath as coup mastermind eyes…
[ad_1] Paul NjieBBC News, LibrevilleGetty ImagesGen Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema led the republican guard before overthrowing the man he was supposed to protect, Ali BongoEvery day, 40-year-old Landry Obame-Mezui drives a taxi in Gabon's capital…
Why coup leader Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema is…
[ad_1] AFPLittle more than 19 months after the bloodless coup that brought an end to more than five decades of rule by the Bongo family, the people of Gabon are about to head to the…