Burkina Faso, Malawi, Syria.
Today's three stories you should know.
Burkina Faso
Two days ago, the newsletter’s top story was street protests against President Roch Kabore in Burkina Faso’s capital Ouagadougou. Things have moved fast and, today, the army announced it had toppled him in an apparent coup. The demonstrations had erupted over the government’s failure to quell violence from armed groups linked to ISIL and al-Qaeda. Sections of the army, it seems, shared the disquiet and troops began demanding more support. Kabore’s supporters said he survived an assassination attempt and his whereabouts are unknown at the time of writing.
More from Al Jazeera here.
Malawi
Busy day for big news on the African continent. Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera dissolved his entire cabinet after accusations of corruption against three key ministers. Land minister Kezzie Msukwa, labor minister Ken Kandodo, and energy minister Newton Kambala will all face charges Chakwera said, adding that he would announce a new government, with the three accused excluded, within 48 hours.
More from DW here.
Syria
ISIS fighters and the Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) group continue to fight in and around a prison in northeast Syria, after ISIS attacked it in a bid to free jailed comrades. There are now fears for hundreds of children trapped inside, with reports that ISIS fighters have holed up in a dormitory for children in an apparent bid to use them as human shields. The SDF is holding more than 12,000 ISIS prisoners in various jails, and hundreds of them are former child soldiers.
More from BBC here.