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Germany suspends cooperation with Niger after coup
Jul 31, 2023Germany has suspended bilateral cooperation with Niger until further notice, and has warned that it may take more steps in response to a military coup last week that resulted in the detention of democratically elected President... -
Niger military chief backs coup leaders, but president defiant
Jul 28, 2023Despite Mohamed Bazoum, the country’s president, taking a stubborn stance, the head of the military forces of Niger on Thursday reaffirmed his support for troops who said they had seized power. Bazoum was held on Wednesday... -
Up to 40 aid workers killed in Myanmar since 2021 coup: UN
Jul 7, 2023According to UN Human Rights Chief Volker Turk, up to 40 charity workers have been slain in Myanmar since the military coup in 2021 that deposed democratically elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Turk decried “direct... -
Six diplomats were sacked for opposing the Sudanese coup
Oct 29, 2021Sudan’s military dictator, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has sacked six ambassadors for resisting the coup. The ambassadors that were fired were from the US, China, France, Qatar, the EU, and Switzerland, and they were stationed in Geneva.... -
230,000 people have been displaced since the coup in Myanmar
Jun 25, 2021The bloody conflict in Myanmar has displaced an estimated 230,000 people since the military coup began in February, and a UN agency says it needs urgent assistance. A report by the United Nations Office for the... -
World Bank suspends financial operation in Mali after coup
Jun 5, 2021The World Bank has suspended its financial operations in Mali following the second coup in under a year in the West African nation, a spokesman in Bamako said Friday. The Washington-based bank has “temporarily paused disbursements... -
Thousands rally in Yangon against Myanmar coup
Feb 7, 2021Thousands rallied against the Myanmar coup in Yangon Sunday, as an internet blackout failed to quash outrage over the military’s power grab from elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi. It was the second straight day of... -
Myanmar medics lead sprouting civil disobedience calls after coup
Feb 3, 2021Calls for a civil disobedience campaign in Myanmar gathered pace Wednesday as the United States formally declared the military’s takeover a coup and vowed further penalties for the generals behind the putsch. Myanmar plunged back into... -
Myanmar generals in firm control after coup
Feb 2, 2021Myanmar’s generals appeared in firm control Tuesday a day after a surgical coup that saw democracy heroine Aung San Suu Kyi detained, as they offered silence to a barrage of global condemnation, reports BSS. There were... -
Scott Morrison sworn in as new Australian PM after bitter coup
Aug 24, 2018Scott Morrison was sworn in as Australia’s seventh prime minister in 11 years Friday after a stunning party revolt against Malcolm Turnbull, which the new leader admitted had left the government “bruised and battered”. Former home...
