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Thousands of people demonstrate in the Malian capital Bamako to support the military overthrow of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita earlier this week, amid unanimous international condemnation of the coup. IMAGES
Thousands of people demonstrate in Mali's capital backing the nation's military rulers and protesting perceived foreign meddling in the Sahel state. IMAGES
Thousands of people turn up to a rally called by former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in Sao Paulo, to reject claims he plotted a coup with allies to remain in power after his failed 2022 reelection bid. Investigators say the far-right ex-army captain led a plot to falsely discredit the Brazilian election system and prevent the winner of the vote, leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, from taking power. A week after Lula took office on January 1, 2023, thousands of Bolsonaro supporters stormed the presidential palace, Congress and Supreme Court, urging the military to intervene to overturn what they called a stolen election. IMAGES
Shouts of 'A bas la France' (Down with France) can be heard in the Niger capital Niamey as residents stage an anti-France protest outside the French embassy. Former colonial ruler France has suspended security cooperation and financial aid to the jihadist-hit country after General Abdourahamane Tiani, head of the elite Presidential Guard, on Friday declared himself the West African country's new leader, two days after his forces confined democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum to his official residence. IMAGES
Hundreds of people protest in the Malian capital of Bamako in support of a military coup which deposed President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita on Tuesday. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.