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Guinean junta leader promotes to general amidst political transition


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The leader of Guinea's ruling junta, Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, has been granted the rank of general, according to an announcement made by the presidency on social media. Colonel Doumbouya, 43, assumed control of Guinea following the…

Malian junta postpones presidential election


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The ruling junta in Mali has announced on Monday the postponement of presidential elections scheduled for February 2023. In a statement, government spokesperson Abdoulaye Maïga told journalists in Bamako that the dates initially…

Niger military junta denounces French blatant interference


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Niger's military regime fired a new verbal broadside at France on Friday, accusing Paris of "blatant interference" by backing the country's ousted president as protestors rallied near a French base outside the capital Niamey. President…

Niger junta instructs police to expel French ambassador


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Nigerien military junta that seized power last month said it had revoked the French ambassador’s diplomatic immunity and instructed the police to expel him. Sylvain Itte visa and that of his family have also been cancelled. He had…

Nigerien junta expels French ambassador


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Niger’s junta ordered France's envoy to leave the country within 48 hours on 25th August, the foreign ministry said. The statement read that the decision to expel ambassador Sylvain Itte was taken partly due to his refusal to respond to…

Niger junta vows return to democracy within 3 years


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Almost a month after generals deposed Niger's elected president, the political crisis hasn't been resolved. The Coup leader and head of the ruling National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland (CNSP) addressed the nation on Saturday…

Niger military junta to prosecute ousted president for treason


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The junta that seized power in Niger in a 26th July coup said late on Sunday that ousted President Mohamed Bazoum could be prosecuted for high treason. The coup leaders have imprisoned Bazoum and dissolved the elected government, drawing…

Niger Republic Coup: ECOWAS Defence Chiefs Convene in Nigeria


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Defence chiefs from West Africa's regional bloc, ECOWAS, will convene in Nigeria's capital, Abuja, for a two-day meeting starting Wednesday to address last week's coup in Niger, as stated in the bloc's Tuesday announcement. On Sunday,…

Myanmar military grants partial pardon to democracy champion Kyi


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Myanmar's ruling military pardoned has jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi on five of the 19 offences for which she was convicted but she will remain under house arrest, state media and informed sources said. The pardons mean six years…

Malian military junta calls for unity


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Malian voters cast ballots on a new draft constitution Sunday in a referendum that the country's coup leader says will pave the way toward holding new elections in 2024, but that critics have called a delaying tactic for him to extend his…