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  After Niger, Gabon army seizes control barely minutes after country elects Ondimba as President

  World | August 30, 2023 18:28 IST

  This came barely minutes after Gabon's President Ali Bongo Ondimba, who has been in power for 14 years, was re-elected for a third term in Saturday's election.

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  Niger closes airspace fearing military intervention as ECOWAS deadline to reinstate Prez Bazoum ends

  World | August 07, 2023 8:40 IST

  It was not immediately clear on Sunday what ECOWAS would do next. Thousands of people at Sunday’s rally in Niger’s capital, Niamey, cheered the coup leaders’ appearance and expressed defiance against both the ECOWAS threat and France’s long presence in the region.

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  Myanmar: Military government extends emergency for 6 months, forcing delay in promised election

  World | July 31, 2023 18:45 IST

  The army-enacted 2008 constitution allows the military to rule the country under a state of emergency for one year, with two possible six-month extensions if preparations are not yet completed for new polls, meaning that the time limit expired on January 31 this year.

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  Myanmar: Military fighter jets airstrike on Nyaung Kone village kill 10 civilians, several injured

  World | June 29, 2023 11:59 IST

  This came nearly two months after more than 100 people, including children, who were attending a ceremony held by opponents, were killed in the airstrike.

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  Mali Coup Leader Reinstates Old Constitution

  World | April 02, 2012 7:15 IST

  Bamako (Mali), Apr 2: The junior officer who overthrew Mali's democratically elected leader earlier this month and dissolved the nation's constitution made a public U-turn, declaring amid enormous international pressure that he was reinstating the