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Overthrows in Mali and Guinea-Bissau have different causes, but regional pressure pushes both back to democracy.

In a unanimous decision, the Security Council ordered a travel ban against five top military officers.

A Guinea-Bissau soldier stands guard in a street near the National Assembly on April 13, 2012 in the capital, Bissau.

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