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Reports of a coup d'état in Burkina Faso, President Kaboré arrested
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Reports of a coup d'état in Burkina Faso, President Kaboré arrested

24 January 2022
President Roch Kaboré has been arrested and is being held by soldiers who initiated a coup d'état in Burkina Faso. Media reports say that the military, frustrated by the inability of the government to address the attacks by radical Islamic militants, initiated the coup. The soldiers say president Kaboré is not supporting the army sufficiently thus the need for a military regime. Sources close to the military say the president is being held in a safe place. 
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Opinion: Elections in Turkey next year may bring the Erdogan era to an end
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Opinion: Elections in Turkey next year may bring the Erdogan era to an end

24 January 2022
2023 will be a crucial elections year in Turkey, and their is no certainty that president Erdogan and his AK Party can maintain there hold on power, argues Benyamin Poghosyan in this op-ed. The stakes are high and political turmoil will have implications way beyond Turkey itself.
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Armenian president, Armen Sargissian resigns
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Armenian president, Armen Sargissian resigns

23 January 2022
In a statement issued to the media on Sunday evening (23 January), Sargissian indicated that he was frustrated at the lack of power of the presidency, which under the current Armenian constitution is largely an honorary position. In his statement Sargissian said, "the President does not have the necessary tools to influence the radical processes of domestic and foreign policy in these difficult times for the country and the nation."
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Libya elections could be pushed back to June
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Libya elections could be pushed back to June

22 January 2022
After ending the year with chaos and uncertainty, Libya political factions disagreed over elections rules leading to the postponement of elections originally scheduled for 24 December 2021. It is now expected that elections be pushed towards a June 2022 deadline with no official date set yet. 
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US tells Russia in no uncertain terms: Don't do it!
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US tells Russia in no uncertain terms: Don't do it!

22 January 2022
The US, NATO, the EU and their members and partners believe Russia is about to intervene militarily in Ukraine. The message from US Secretary of State Blinken to Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov, at their talks in Geneva on Friday was clear and simple, "Don't do it, because the consequences will be swift and severe".