The Gambian government announced today, Wednesday, that it foiled an attempted military coup on Tuesday by confirming the arrest of 4 soldiers.
In a statement, the government of the smallest country on the African continent stressed that it was “in complete control” of the situation.
According to Agence France Presse, witnesses spoke of rare soldiers moving around the presidential residence in the center of the capital Banjul on Tuesday evening.
And “Agence France Presse” reported the news of “a coup attempt in the country”, as if it were true, it would be the last coup attempt the country has witnessed in West Africa since 2020, after two successful coups in Mali and Burkina- Faso. and another in Guinea, and an attempt to impose a fait accompli in Guinea. Bissau.
Source: AFP