The leader of the coup in Myanmar has made his first TV address, seeking to justify the action amid mass protests. Min Aung Hlaing said November’s election, won in a landslide by the party of detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, had been unfair. The military has begun to impose restrictions in some areas, […]Read More
The suspected ringleader of Saturday’s failed coup attempt in Ethiopia’s Amhara region has been shot dead, police say. Brig Gen Asaminew Tsige was killed as he attempted to escape from his hideout in Amhara’s capital, police added. Ethiopia’s army chief Gen Seare Mekonnen was killed while trying to foil the coup, the government said. Prime […]Read More
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has been ousted in a military coup and consultations are under way to form a transitional council to run the country, government sources and a provincial minister said on Thursday. He is the second African leader, after Abdelaziz Bouteflika of Algeria to fall in the wake of a tsunami of protests. […]Read More
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