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Guinean civil society members wait outside parliament to attend the consultation with the ruling junta on the country's political future. The leader of the coup plotters, Lieutenant Colonel Doumbouya, has so far not commented on the possible nature of the transition, how long it will last, what role the military will play, or how elections will be organized. IMAGES
Young protesters clash with security forces in the Guinean capital Conakry after a banned group called for demonstrations against the country's ruling junta. IMAGES
The United States says it remains committed to talks with North Korea despite its "provocations" after leader Kim Jong Un vowed to accelerate nuclear work. "We do remain open to engaging in diplomacy and dialogue with the DPRK" on ending its nuclear program, State Department spokesperson Ned Price says, referring to the North by its official name, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. SOUNDBITE
People gather and wait outside Insein prison in Yangon with hopes of seeing their loved ones Sunday after Myanmar's junta said it would release over 1,600 prisoners from jails across the country to mark the Buddhist new year. IMAGES
West African leaders began a key summit to address the latest coup in the region. Emergency talks in the Ghanaian capital Accra were triggered after Burkina Faso on January 24 became the third member of the 15-nation Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to be overtaken by the military in less than two years - which Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo calls 'of grave concern' in his opening statement. SOUNDBITE
The military junta that seized power in Burkina Faso a week ago appears "very open" during talks with international mediators, the Ghanaian foreign minister says, calling their attitude a "good sign". "The discussions were very frank," says Shirley Ayorkor Botchway, who headed a delegation that met with the new Burkinabe strongman in the capital Ouagadougou. SOUNDBITE
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