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Maldives Police commenced a probe into allegations of attempted coup after the Bank of Maldives (BML) suspended foreign transactions.

Armed soldiers gathered around Murillo Plaza, a main square in La Paz where the national executive and legislative offices are located, CNN reported.

Reports say that speculation about a coup in Congo has been rife since August after the military took over in Gabon following the victory of the ousted President Ali Bongo in Gabon.

In late August 2023, French ambassador Sylvain Itte was directed to leave Niger by the country's new self-proclaimed leader Abdourahamane Tchiani.

Gabon became the third African nation after Burkina Faso and Niger to see a change of guard through a military coup in 2023.

Niger junta have warned that they’d kill deposed president if there is any military intervention

Victoria Nuland was allowed to meet only the new military chief of staff  Brigadier General Moussa Salaou Barmou, not the new leader General Abdourahamane Tchiani or the deposed President Bazoum.

The development was confirmed by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, who thanked the Belarusian President for de-escalating the situation.

The Wagner Group, led by its chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, has reportedly declared that Russia will have a new President soon.

The Congress, where Xi is anticipated to be re-elected for a record-breaking third term, is taking place in the midst of a large purge of top security officers who are said to be part of an ideological circle antagonistic to the Chinese President.