The Congolese Spokesman confirmed an attempted coup against the authorities by unidentified militants. The spokesman claims the militants were backed by "foreign powers".
The residency of Deputy Prime Minister was also attacked, three dead.
Congolese troops deployed on the streets of Kinshasa near the Fleuve du Congo Hotel.
One of the alleged conspirators is apparently an American, named Benjamin Reuben.
His memory will never die.
#Chile #MilitaryCoup #SalvadoreAllende #NeverForget #History
The Military of Gabon declared the election results to be void and null, the construction has been dissolved and the military has control of the government.
The French-aligned Ali Bongo, who has been in power for 14 years, was re-elected as Gabon's president.
However, minutes ago Military Forces of the country stormed the Government Headquarters and from there have announced the dissolution of the institutions of power and annulled the results of the elections
Gunfire was heard in Libreville, the capital of the country, however it ceased after around an hour.
The Military in àGabon declared that the current regime has been dissolved, all borders closed until further notice.
The officers in charge of the coup stated that they represent all the security officials of the country, and that there's no inner fighting between them, the security organs of Gabon came together for the coul and to secure the future of the country.
#BurkinaFaso Strongman, Captain #IbrahimTraore commenting at the Russian-African Forum in #StPetersburg on the Coup d'état in #Niger
#AfricanUnion #Russia #Africa #France #Politics #MilitaryCoup
Both US and France are now really worried about"Democracy" and rule of law in an African country.
The fact that #Niger provides almost half the nuclear material for #france's nuclear plants has nothing to do wi their reaction.
They are just like in #Ukraine want to make sure peace, democracy, rule of law and national integrity of the country is respected and the flow of cheap supply to west is just an insignificant part in the reaction of these 2 freedom loving nations.
Vasily Filippov, an employee of the Institute for African Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, said it seems possible to view the Niger coup as a gift to Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
“The French are now paralyzed, they have a catastrophic economic situation. Imagine what a catastrophe will happen if we squeeze all 40% of the uranium they receive from Niger from the French,” Filippov said.
#US #NuclearMining #Africa #Politics #Imperialism #Economy #NeoColonialism #MilitaryCoup
"The strength for the struggle emanates from Mother Earth. No one has the right to take away what belongs to us," Martha Mamani Huacca said.
On Thursday, "The Nobodies" (Los Nadies), a TV show hosted by teleSUR President Patricia Villegas, interviewed Martha Mamani Huacca.
She is one of the millions of anonymous women who have participated in the protests that erupted in Peru since December 2022 when the Congress ousted President Pedro #Castillo, a humble rural teacher who remains imprisoned and accused of attempting a coup d'état.
#Bolivia #Activism #Women #HumanRights #Politics #Environment #Economy #MilitaryCoup
"After [taking] the Presidential Palace, the #RepublicanGuard [a putschist military unit] is heading towards the government building. #President #Bazoum and the Minister of the Interior are being held by the mutineers. Several ministers have been arrested, including the Minister of Defense. General #OmarTchiani, head of the Presidential Guard and likely leader of this coup has not yet commented. French Army units [in their bases in Niger] are on alert." - #Tchad One, a Tchadian media outlet
Rumors spreading that Wagner PMC is supporting the pro-coup faction. Whilst these are, as yet, unconfirmed, it is worth noting that Wagner has recently provided the Presidential Guard - the main pro-coup military unit - with training.
With Wagner no longer being on the frontline of the SMO, it is possible that some of their forces have been deployed to Africa to fight French influence there; a long-term goal of the PMC (and of Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs) and one they recently performed in the Central African Republic.
ECOWAS, on regards to the situation in Niger."Information filtering in from the Republic of Niger indicates some unpleasant developments around the country's highest political leadership.
It should be quite clear to all players in the Republic of Niger that the leadership of the ECOWAS Region and all lovers of democracy around the world will not tolerate any situation that incapacitates the democratically-elected government of the country.
The ECOWAS leadership will not accept any action that impedes the smooth functioning of legitimate authority in Niger or any part of West Africa.
I wish to say that we are closely monitoring the situation and developments in Niger and we will do everything within our powers to ensure democracy is firmly planted, nurtured, well rooted and thrives in our region.
I am in close consultation with other leaders in our region, and we shall protect our hard-earned democracy in line with the universally acceptable principle of constitutionalism.
As the Chairperson of ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, I state without equivocation that Nigeria stands firmly with the elected government in Niger and equally conveys the absolute resolve of leaders in our sub-region that we shall not waiver or flinch on our stand to defend and preserve constitutional order.
Bola Ahmed Tinubu
President, Federal Republic of #Nigeria and Chairman, #ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government"
"After [taking] the Presidential Palace, the #RepublicanGuard [a putschist military unit] is heading towards the government building. #President #Bazoum and the Minister of the Interior are being held by the mutineers. Several ministers have been arrested, including the Minister of Defense. General #OmarTchiani, head of the Presidential Guard and likely leader of this coup has not yet commented. French Army units [in their bases in Niger] are on alert." - #Tchad One, a Tchadian media outlet
Rumors spreading that Wagner PMC is supporting the pro-coup faction. Whilst these are, as yet, unconfirmed, it is worth noting that Wagner has recently provided the Presidential Guard - the main pro-coup military unit - with training.
With Wagner no longer being on the frontline of the SMO, it is possible that some of their forces have been deployed to Africa to fight French influence there; a long-term goal of the PMC (and of Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs) and one they recently performed in the Central African Republic.
ECOWAS, on regards to the situation in Niger.
"Information filtering in from the Republic of Niger indicates some unpleasant developments around the country's highest political leadership.
It should be quite clear to all players in the Republic of Niger that the leadership of the ECOWAS Region and all lovers of democracy around the world will not tolerate any situation that incapacitates the democratically-elected government of the country.
The ECOWAS leadership will not accept any action that impedes the smooth functioning of legitimate authority in Niger or any part of West Africa.
I wish to say that we are closely monitoring the situation and developments in Niger and we will do everything within our powers to ensure democracy is firmly planted, nurtured, well rooted and thrives in our region.
I am in close consultation with other leaders in our region, and we shall protect our hard-earned democracy in line with the universally acceptable principle of constitutionalism.
As the Chairperson of ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, I state without equivocation that Nigeria stands firmly with the elected government in Niger and equally conveys the absolute resolve of leaders in our sub-region that we shall not waiver or flinch on our stand to defend and preserve constitutional order.
Bola Ahmed Tinubu
President, Federal Republic of #Nigeria and Chairman, #ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government"
The reports come from both the head of the Wagner group as well as the head of the RF military command.
Putin has quickly retuned to Moscow to coordinate the efforts to stop and destroy any signs of mutiny among Russian regular army.
Russian Ministry of Defense: All messages and video frames distributed on social networks on behalf of Yevgeny Prigozhin about the alleged “strike by the RF Ministry of Defense on the rear camps of PMC Wagner” do not correspond to reality and are an informational provocation.
The armed forces of the Russian Federation continue to carry out combat missions on the line of contact with the armed forces of Ukraine in the area of the special military operation.
Also:
The FSB of Russia opened a criminal case on the fact of calling for an armed rebellion after the statements of Yevgeny Prigozhin. This was stated in the National Anti-Terrorism Committee.The NAC added that the allegations spread on behalf of Prigozhin have no basis.
And
Baza: In a number of police departments of the Rostov region, the Fortress plan has been announced. Employees are on alert. Whether anxiety is educational and what its causes are being investigated.
The "Fortress" plan implies an emergency gathering of personnel and taking control of especially important objects of law enforcement agencies. The plan also provides for readiness to repel an external attack.
"Yevgeny Prigozhin over the past year of the war has turned from "Putin's gloomy cook" into an independent political figure. The war became an incredible springboard for the owner of the Concord Corporation: he became the main source of news and even shows. Vivid emotional speeches, skirmishes, and sometimes real accusations against the top military leadership of the country were remembered by everyone. More recently, Prigozhin even made something like a pre-election tour. I think, although we stand on opposite sides of the barricades and have a different point of view on the future of the Russian Federation, I can quite call him a patriot of Russia, without sarcasm or irony.
The tension in the highest echelons of power in the Russian Federation grew, sanctions and failures at the front intensified the processes of “rotting and decay”.
And here we have: an ambitious, angry, popular among the people and the military environment, a patriot who owns his own private army; a population demoralized by a protracted bloody war and an indistinct political power. Getting ready!"
Prigozhin:
"This is no military coup. This is a march for Justice. Our actions do not interfere with the army in any way".
#Russia #Putin #Wagner #MilitaryCoup
Girkin:
"In Rostov, all the security forces have been put on high alert, but so far everything is quiet. Let's hope that Prigozhin announced a coup, but Wagner themselves do not intend to participate in it."
Prigozhin:
"The majority of the military are warmly supporting us. We get messages: “Finally, the jusice in the army will come! Finally, you will ensure we will get the ammo and won’t be thrown as meat!”
Just now, the information came through: in Rostov morgue, the Minister of Defence ordered to hide 2000 bodies, which are held there to avoid showcasing the losses.”
Girkin:
"I can object to the statements that “coups are not made this way”: this is exactly how the fascist coup was done in Italy in 1922. Benito Mussolini led first thousands, and then tens of thousands of "black shirts" to Rome. No one resisted, the putschists were welcomed by the population. And the king gave him real power...
http://www.politicwar.ru/politika/239924.html
Will Prigogine succeed in something similar? - I highly doubt it. The Duce was neither a criminal nor a maniac. He was a REAL (not fake) war hero and he was young. "The best in hell" did not strive to be .... And in general he was much smarter. But the crisis has just begun. Let's look at the situation. "Where it's thin, it breaks there." And we have been "subtly" for a very long time ... Any even the slightest "political shaking" is now very dangerous for us."
The Rostov police announced the Fortress plan, the personnel were notified of the need to be in full readiness, interlocutors in law enforcement confirm 161.ru.
“There is an order to put the entire staff of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Russian Guard on alert and strengthen posts on the border with the LPR and DPR. But there is no boil. It’s just that the train was raised and called,” one of the interlocutors noted.
The Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Rostov Region has not yet commented on this information, promising to respond later.
PS. All text auto translated from Russian/Farhad
The Pakistani military has been deployed to quash riots throughout the country following the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan. So far, 8 have been killed and nearly 300 have been injured.
(image from the archives)
#Pakistan #Military #PakistanProtests #Politics #ImranKhan #Democracy #MilitaryCoup
when these U.S. imperialist ask “why are you here, in my country, then?” I let them know… cause you never left or let mine breathe! FUERA YANKIS DE MIERDA!!”
Just seven months after becoming the first popularly elected president in the #DominicanRepublic Bosch was overthrown by a military coup on September 25, 1963, with the support of the Dominican oligarchy, the hierarchy of the Catholic Church and the US government. Bosch was responsible for a new constitution. A constitution that ensured basic civil and human rights, and established a popular democracy for the majority of the people. Sounding too much like “another potential socialist #Cuba,” the U.S. was determine to crush democracy in the Dominican Republic.
On April 24, 1965, a group of officers led by Colonels Rafael Fernández Domínguez and Francisco Alberto Caamaño, united a civic-military movement for the restoration of the 1963 constitution and the return of Juan Bosch for president. Domínguez and Caamaño received massive popular support. A revolution erupted demanding the return and reinstatement of elected president Bosch.
Instead, on April 28, the United States of America invaded the Dominican Republic to counter the advance of the Constitutionalists. US President #Johnson sent 20,000 US Marines, justifying the invasion by claiming that communists were within the civil-military movement and therefore could not be allowed to come to power.
The full extent of death and destruction endured by the Dominican people was not recorded and is not fully known, even today. Most estimates are that 3,000 to 4000 were killed; some estimates say that as many as 6,000 to 10,000 Dominicans were killed during this invasion.
#History #Politics #Imperialism #NeverForget #Socialism #Democracy #MilitaryCoup
Satellite images show that the World Food Program camp and warehouses in al-Fashir, Sudan, have likely been looted or/and attacked. Most of the tents set up within the camp were dismantled after the start of hostilities.
#Sudan #Khartoum #CivilWar #Politics #Africa #Emergency #MilitaryCoup #UN #WFP #Refugees
#Sudan #Khartoum #CivilWar #Politics #Africa #Emergency #MilitaryCoup
Now, out of the blue,Washington says it's "helping the democratic transition" in Sudan.
This is like a dark comedy of the cold war, where brutal dictators are replaced by even more brutal dictators in order to keep the world order intact.
In the mean time, millions of innocent people forced to live in a misery of war and oppression so the world "super powers" can enjoy their world domination.
#Sudan #Russia #US #Politics #RedSea #Military #MilitaryCoup
Every phone call I make home to Sudan is interrupted by the crackle of gunshots or an explosion in the background. This is followed by an eerie pause from the person on the other end, before one of us carries on with the conversation. Several days after the outbreak of fighting in Sudan, some people may already be treating the situation as normal. But it isn’t.
The fighting between the Sudanese armed forces (#SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (#RSF) – Sudan’s two main military organisations – that broke out in the capital, Khartoum, on 15 April is unprecedented even given Sudan’s turbulent and violent history. While #Khartoum has not escaped violence in its modern history, including an attack by a rebel group in 2008 and decades of brutal dispersals of protesters, the scale and intensity of the current fighting is previously unknown for the capital. The violence has rapidly spread across Khartoum and to other cities and regions more familiar with the horrors of war, including the restless Darfur region.
#Africa #Emergency #Politics #MilitaryCoup
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/apr/20/relatives-sudan-intensive-fighting-uk-duty-international-pressure
A 24-hour ceasefire in Sudan has fallen apart, as military airstrikes rained down on #Khartoum’s main international airport on the fifth day of fighting today, while paramilitaries shot at the Sudanese army jets in response. At least 185 people have died so far, as the U.N. warns the conflict has created a humanitarian catastrophe. The civilian population has been increasingly cut off from essentials including power, food and healthcare. This is a Sudanese activist and humanitarian worker who fled the capital Khartoum.
Blinken in statements issued from Japan called the attack, which included at least 100 rounds fired on the US embassy convoy according to international reports, a "reckless" and "irresponsible" attack and called on both sides of the raging conflict to uphold the safety and security of American diplomatic personnel.
#Sudan #US #Khartoum #Politics #Africa #MilitaryCoup
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/us-embassy-convoy-comes-under-attack-sudan-ceasefire-crumbling
The Sudanese government seems to have managed to crush the coup attempt by the special forces units but may small pockets of resistance is still standing up to the massive show of force by regular army in #Khartoum and some other parts of the country.
Doctor's association of Sudan says 97 people have been killed and more than 900 been injured during the last few days fightings.
The map shows areas controlled by government forces (in red) the ones controlled by special forces (in green) and where the fighting is ongoing (in yellow).
There are reports of Egyptian military units and troops actively participating in the fightings.
Russian news sources also accuse Pentagon to actively involved in the ongoing conflict.
#Politics #Sudan #Africa #Egypt #MilitaryCoup #Pebtagon #Russia
