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A team from the West African regional bloc ECOWAS left Niger without meeting the leader of the junta which seized power in a coup, a delegation member said Friday. The Economic Community of West African States delegation arrived in the…
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The military junta in Niger Republic has cut off ties with Nigeria after the efforts of Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) to resolve the ongoing impasse failed. ECOWAS had issued a seven-day ultimatum for the…
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Any military intervention in Niger to restore deposed President Mohamed Bazoum would be considered a "declaration of war against Burkina Faso and Mali", the two countries said in a joint statement Monday. The governments of Niger's two…
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Niger Republic has just suspended export of uranium and gold to France this Sunday with immediate effect. “We have uranium, diamonds, gold, oil, and we live like slaves? We don’t need the French to keep us safe” — angry Niger protesters…
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The Presidential Palace housing President Mohamed Bazoum of Niger in Niamey, the capital, has been blocked by soldiers of the Presidential Guard. Several ministries were also affected by the blockade. There were fears of coup as the…
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A former Ghanaian Sanitation Minister, Cecilia Abena Dapaah, who resigned over the weekend after her house workers allegedly stole more than $1 million in cash from her home, has been arrested for suspected corruption. A special…
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Twitter owner, Elon Musk, on Monday, July 24, 2023, killed off the logo of the microblogging site, replacing the world-recognised blue bird with a white X as the tycoon accelerates his efforts to transform the floundering social media…
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A 43-year-old Catholic priest was pronounced dead a few hours after he and his lover checked into a hotel. A local media outlet, on Sunday, disclosed that the deceased, identified as Joseph Kariuki Wanjiku, from St. Peters Ruai, checked…
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Rioters, on Sunday, raided the house of a Paris suburb mayor, set the car alight, and launched fireworks at his wife and young children as they fled during a fifth night of nationwide unrest over Tuesday’s police shooting of a teen of…
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As onlookers clapped and danced, a mayor of a small southern Mexico town entered into holy matrimony with a female reptile in a traditional rite to bring good fortune to his people. Victor Hugo Sosa, mayor of San Pedro Huamelula, a town…
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