Kyrgyzstan has entered a new period of political uncertainty after authorities charged former security chief Kamchybek Tashiev and seven others with allegedly plotting to seize power from President Sadyr Japarov.

Kyrgyzstan authorities have charged eight people, including powerful ex-security chief Kamchybek Tashiev, with plotting to seize power ​from President Sadyr Japarov, who has consolidated power in ‌the historically volatile central Asian country.

Malian authorities have arrested several military officials and civilians, including two army generals and a suspected French intelligence operative, in connection with an alleged attempt to destabilize the nation.

Chess player Garry Kasparov has been implicated in an alleged plot to overthrow the government of South Sudan, according to a report by Bloomberg, citing sources familiar with the case, News.Az reports.

Armenia’s Speaker of Parliament, Alen Simonyan, announced that an attempted coup and terrorist attack targeting the country’s government has been thwarted.