Myanmar junta Stories

Aid rushes into Myanmar after earthquake kills over 1,600, ravages cities
Reuters  |  Mar 30, 2025

The 7.7-magnitude quake, one of Myanmar's strongest in a century, jolted the Southeast Asian nation on Friday, leaving 1,644 people dead, 3,408 injure...

Myanmar quake death toll passes 1,600, as junta lets in foreign rescuers
Reuters  |  Mar 29, 2025

Friday's 7.7 magnitude quake, among the biggest to jolt the Southeast Asian nation in the last century, crippled airports, bridges and highways.

In disaster-stricken Myanmar, a desperate bid to rescue survivors with bare hands
Reuters  |  Mar 29, 2025

Friday’s quake, which measured 7.7 magnitude and has killed more than 1,600 people, has come at a vulnerable moment for the country, after four years...

Inside Myanmar's online jobs scam centres where many Kenyans have been trapped
Mary Wambui  |  Mar 11, 2025

The stories of how the victims fall prey to their traffickers mirror those given by those who get trafficked elsewhere on tourist visas.

Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger officially exit regional bloc ECOWAS as notice expires
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jan 29, 2025

Their decision to withdraw was announced in January 2024, citing dissatisfaction with the bloc's increasing ties to France.

Juntas in Sahel region make life more difficult for human rights NGOs
DW News  |  Dec 22, 2024

NGO's critical reports on human rights are inconvenient for the junta leaders, making them a thorn in the side of West Africa's military regimes.

West Africa bloc Ecowas offers junta-led states 6 months to rethink exit
Reuters  |  Dec 16, 2024

Three countries in the insurgency-torn central Sahel region have set up their own alliance.

Mali's junta appoints spokesperson Abdoulaye Maiga as new prime minister
Reuters  |  Nov 22, 2024

The military rulers, who seized power in successive coups in 2020 and 2021, had promised to hold elections in February but have postponed the vote ind...

Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger to launch biometric passports under new alliance
Reuters  |  Sep 16, 2024

The three junta-led Sahel neighbours jointly announced in January they would leave the 15-member Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), w...

Mali talks propose junta rule for three more years
Reuters  |  May 11, 2024

The West African country has been under military rule since a coup in 2020, and tensions have risen over the junta's failure to stick to a promised ti...

Suspected militants kidnap over 110 civilians in Mali
AFP  |  Apr 22, 2024

Mali has since 2012 been ravaged by different factions affiliated with Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group as well as local groups.

Mali: AU calls on junta to reverse suspension of political parties, associations
Mary Wambui  |  Apr 13, 2024

The agency said the suspension violates Malian law and the rights to freedom of expression, association, and assembly under international human rights...

Mali bans media coverage of political parties: official
AFP  |  Apr 11, 2024

It did not indicate what would happen to media organisations that do observe the ban.

Mali military junta 'suspends' activities by political parties
AFP  |  Apr 11, 2024

The decree came after more than 80 political parties and civil groups called for presidential elections "as soon as possible" and an end to military r...

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