Michael Kaluki

Earlier on Wednesday, gunfire was reported in parts of the country's capital, Bissau.

The United States Mission to Guinea-Bissau issued a security advisory calling on U.S.

citizens in the country to seek secure shelter.

The African Union and West African Regional Bloc ECOWAS issued a joint statement expressing deep concern over the coup announcement.

Guinea-Bissau has witnessed continued political turmoil.

There have been several coups in the country since it gained independence over five decades ago.

For NPR News, I'm Michael Kaluki in Nairobi.

Ryla Odinga was buried today in his rural home in western Kenya in a ceremony attended by thousands, including the country's president, William Ruto, as well as dignitaries from various African nations.

Sunday's burial event marked the last in a series of funeral ceremonies held for Odinga,

some of which turned deadly.

On Thursday, a number of people were killed when security forces fired bullets and tear gas to disperse a huge crowd of mourners in the capital, Nairobi, with reports of more deaths the next day following a stampede also in the capital.

Odinga, held by his supporters as a champion of democracy, served as an opposition leader on a number of occasions in a political career spanning several decades.

He served as Kenya's prime minister from 2008 to 2013.

For NPR News, I'm Michael Kaluki in Nairobi.

A week after dissolving the country's government, President Andre Rajolina has named Rufin Zafisambo, a military general, as Madagascar's new prime minister.

For more than two weeks, protesters have been calling for an end to frequent water and power cuts.

They have also denounced the government and called for the president to step down.

But Mr. Rajoylina has given no indication he will resign.

Earlier in the day, police fired tear gas to disperse protesters in the capital Antananarivo.

Protests were also reported in a number of other cities in the country.