 Good morning, I'm Ulamide Ademi and this is the news brief. President Bola Ahmed Tinnable has told African leaders to discourage coup d'etat on the continent, especially in the face of challenges like the COVID-19 pandemic, insecurity and climate change. The president stated this in his statement at a high-level event organized by the United Nations Development Programme on the margins of fifth-media African Union Coordination Meeting in Kenya. Tinnable, who called on African leaders to respect the democracy rule of law and ensure political stability, also urged African military institutions and states to recognize and respect the need for democratic renewal. Tinnable, in a statement issued by his spokesperson, Delia Lake, restated that Africa had no intention of regressing on its democratic gains and credentials as well as its maturing democratic political culture.