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Several analysts say the aim of the al-Qaeda-linked militants is to impose a blockade of the capital, Bamako.

The destruction is not only confined to the capital Kathmandu - at least 300 local government offices across the nation have been damaged.

People in parts of the Angolan capital, Luanda, are still afraid to talk openly about what happened in July when protests brought part of the city to a standstill and disturbances rocked other provinces too.

This capital felony carries a potential sentence of the death penalty or life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Meanwhile, extra troops from neighbouring Uganda have been deployed to South Sudan's capital, Juba, in a bid to strengthen the government's grip on power.