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AfricaNiger attack: Soldiers killed by hundreds of jihadists in Kandadj
Hundreds of Islamist militants riding motorbikes have attacked a town in south-western Niger, killing 12 soldiers, the defense ministry says.
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WarPutin and N. Korea’s Kim Exchange Rifles as Gifts During Meeting
Putin gave Kim a Russian-produced rifle “of the highest quality,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. In return, Putin received a North Korean rifle.
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AfricaNigeria army helicopter crashes amid deadly attack
More than a dozen soldiers area are said to have been killed in an ambush in the area where the army has been fighting armed groups.
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AfricaAfrican Union hosts Niger talks as regime sends mixed signals
Those attending include AU Commission chief Moussa Faki Mahamat as well as representatives from Niger and the West African bloc ECOWAS
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EuropeChimbuko La Wagner Na Harakati Za Yevgeny Prigozhin Urusi
Yevgeny Prigozhin mwenye umri wa miaka 62, mkuu wa mamluki wa Urusi Wagner, amejipatia umaarufu kutokana na mchango wake katika vita vya Ukraine
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AfricaWest African bloc ECOWAS: key facts
The organisation is dominated politically and economically by regional giant Nigeria, which accounts for more than half the bloc's population and GDP.
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AfricaPressure mounts on Niger coup leaders as deadline nears
ECOWAS military chiefs of staff have agreed a plan for a possible intervention to respond to the crisis, the latest of several coups to hit Africa's Sahel region since 2020.
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AfricaAfrica leaders give Niger junta week to cede power
At an emergency summit in Nigeria, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) regional bloc demanded Bazoum be reinstated within a week.
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AfricaArmy general declares himself Niger leader
General Tchiani said that while Bazoum had sought to convince people that "all is going well... the harsh reality (is) a pile of dead, displaced, humiliation and frustration".
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AfricaFive things to know about Niger
Niger has suffered from chronic political volatility since gaining independence from France in 1960
By Mwanzo Editor