Supporters of a military coup, which toppled President Mamadou Tandja two days earlier, demonstrate in front of the National Assembly in Niamey, Niger Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010. Thousands of people rallied on the streets of Niger's capital Saturday in support of a military coup that ousted the West African nation's strongman president.

Cellou Dallein Diallo, leader of UFDG (Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea) opposition party, lies in a private hospital of Conakry September 30, 2009. Diallo was wounded during a crackdown on an opposition rally. U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay condemned on Wednesday what she called Monday's "blood bath" in Guinea and called for an independent investigation into the affair.

Guinean police arrest a protester on September 28, 2009 in front of the biggest stadium in the capital Conakry during a protest banned by Guinea's ruling junta. Opposition political parties, labor unions and civil society groups reacted by swiftly agreeing to proceed with the rally to protest against junta leader Captain Moussa Dadis Camara Camara running in a presidential election. The protest was dispersed with tear gas. Speaking on national television on September 27, Interior Minister Frederic Kolie declared that 'all demonstrations on national territory are prohibited until the national holiday on October 2.'