The Azawad Liberation Front has claimed responsibility for a series of coordinated attacks targeting the Malian capital, Bamako, and other areas across the country, according to military and media reports.

Ethnic minority insurgents captured a significant military base in western Myanmar on Friday following months of fighting, according to the insurgent group. This marks the latest major setback for the military junta that seized power in 2021, News.az reports citing foreign media.

The military junta in Burkina Faso dismissed Prime Minister Apollinaire Joachim Kyelem de Tambela on Friday and dissolved the government.