US Secretary of State Antony Blinken holds junta accountable for the health of ousted Niger President, hinting at Washington’s support for military intervention to reinstate Niamey’s ousted government.

Officials with Niger's military junta, which has been holding onto power since a recent coup, meet with Nigerian envoys.

Former Burmese ruler Aung San Suu Kyi was complicit in the genocide of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar but real culprits were military actors, says the CEO of Fortify Rights.

Niger experienced a coup this week, when President Mohamed Bazoum was deposed by General Abdourahmane Tiani, the current junta leader.

The self-declared new leader of Niger says the junta would not bow to pressure to reinstate the ousted president.

Myanmar’s military government has decided to allow citizens who are "loyal to the state" to be licensed to carry several types of guns and ammunition.

Burkina Faso has ordered senior UN coordinator Barbara Manzi to leave the country by the end of the day, declaring her “persona non grata,” the foreign ministry said.

Guterres urged Myanmar’s authorities to listen to their people and get the democratic transition back on track.

A United Nations expert has called for more meaningful action to end violence in Myanmar as more than 2,000 people have lost their lives in a persisting crackdown since a coup in February last year.

Mali’s military administrators are set to fully cut off its military cooperation with France, slamming “flagrant violations” of its national sovereignty by French forces there.