A group of mutinous soldiers claim to have ousted the government in a coup d'état in Mali. The rebels took over the presidential palace and a television channel to announce that borders would be closed and state institutions shut until a new order is established. They're angry that the government has not done enough to tackle an uprising in the north. Meanwhile, President Amadou Toumani Touré is thought to have been taken to safety.
Burkina Faso’s military moved Friday to quash a mutiny by soldiers seeking better pay in Bobo Dioulasso, the country’s second-largest city and its economic capital.
A military-led insurrection against Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaore grew on Thursday as police joined the fray in Ouagadougou, one week after the embattled leader formed a new government in an effort to quell unrest.
Watch FRANCE 24’s exclusive interview with a former mutineer in Burkina Faso who suggests angry soldiers may once again take up arms against President Blaise Compaore if their demands are not met.
Bangladesh's security forces claimed on Tuesday to have arrested Touhidul Alam, the "ringleader" behind a mutiny by border troops that has left at least 56 border guards dead. Four other mutineers were arrested in relation to the case.
Security officials said Sunday that a nationwide operation would be launched on Monday to track down more than 1,000 soldiers listed as "wanted" for their involvement in a deadly mutiny that has killed at least 80.
According to an ongoing police investigation into last week's Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) troop mutiny, over 1,000 soldiers are wanted for their role in an uprising that killed at least 80 people.
Officials recovered 10 more bodies from a second mass grave on Saturday, with "many more" remaining. A day earlier the bodies of 38 murdered officers of the Bangladesh Rifles were found. The toll of the mutiny now stands at 76.
A mass grave of at least 38 murdered officers of the Bangladesh Rifles was found on Friday after the surrender of mutineer soldiers. Another 28 bodies had already been found, with nearly 200 fleeing soldiers arrested.
The Bangladesh Rifle mutiny ended with the border guards surrendering to authorities Friday, while Bangladeshi security forces arrested nearly 200 fleeing members of the group, according to a security official.
