A military unit tried to seize the presidential palace in Niger’s capital Niamey overnight in an attempted coup but it was pushed back and the order has been restored, the government said on Wednesday. The incident comes two days before the swearing-in of President-elect Mohamed Bazoum. The former interior minister succeeds President Mahamadou Issoufou, who […]
Myanmar police fired on protesters around the country on Sunday on the bloodiest day of weeks of demonstrations against a military coup and at least 18 people were killed, the U.N. human rights office said. Police were out in force early and opened fire in different parts of the biggest city of Yangon after stun […]
Thousands of people in Myanmar participated in protest marches over the weekend, decrying the military coup. tensions escalated, police confronted one of the rallies and reportedly fired shots in the air The incident, which reportedly happened in the border town of Myawaddy on Sunday, shows the fragility of the situation. The mass protests – the […]
US President Joe Biden on Monday threatened to reimpose sanctions on Myanmar following a coup by the country’s military leaders and called for a concerted international response to push them into relinquishing power. Biden condemned the military’s takeover from the civilian-led government on Monday and its detention of the country’s elected leader Aung San Suu […]
