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Exclusive-U.S. halts nearly $160 million aid to Burkina Faso after finding military coup occurred
By Arshad Mohammed and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States has halted nearly $160 million in U.S. aid to Burkina Faso after determining the January ouster of President Roch…
Myanmar anti-coup activists protest against junta with ‘silent strike’
(Reuters) - Protesters in Myanmar closed businesses and stayed off the streets on Friday in a "silent strike" against rule by the military and its ousting of the Southeast Asian…
Sudan’s Burhan says military will exit politics after 2023 elections
By Khalid Abdelaziz and Aidan Lewis KHARTOUM (Reuters) -Sudan's military will exit politics after elections scheduled for 2023, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan told Reuters in an interview on Saturday, adding…
Coup leader pushes Sudan off post-Bashir path to democracy
By Khalid Abdelaziz CAIRO (Reuters) - General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has turned Sudan's fortunes upside down twice in as many years, first helping remove veteran autocrat Omar al-Bashir in 2019…
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi denies junta charge of incitement to cause alarm – media
(Reuters) - Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi has denied a charge of incitement to cause public alarm, media reported on Tuesday, in her first court testimony since a…
Sudanese opposition coalition calls for civil disobedience – ministry
CAIRO (Reuters) - Sudan's main opposition coalition called on Monday for civil disobedience and protests across the country after the military dissolved the transitional government, the information ministry said. The…
EU demands immediate release of Sudanese leader, cabinet members
By Sabine Siebold (Reuters) - The European Union condemned the detention of Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and other cabinet members on Monday and urged their immediate release after the…
U.N. chief calls for immediate release of Sudan’s officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for the immediate release of Sudan's prime minister and all other officials after the Sudan military seized power in the…
Sudan’s Hamdok moved to unknown location after refusing to support coup
CAIRO (Reuters) - Sudan's Prime Minster Abdalla Hamdok was moved to an unknown location after refusing to issue a statement in support of an ongoing military coup, the information ministry…
Blinken urges ASEAN members to address Myanmar military coup
Washington [US], August 6 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday (local time) took part in the Friends of the Mekong ministerial meeting and called upon ASEAN members…
Myanmar junta officially nullifies November elections
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], July 27 (ANI): Myanmar's junta-appointed election commission has officially nullified November elections in which military-affiliated party fared dismally and Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD)…
Myanmar doctors hiding, being hunted by junta amid COVID-19 crisis
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], July 22 (ANI): Myanmar doctors are in hiding and are being hunted by the junta as the COVID-19 crisis ravages the country. They blamed the military for using…
