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World
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Senegal: Ousmane Sonko charged with calls for insurrection, criminal conspiracy
Ousmane Sonko, Senegal’s opposition leader, has been charged with planning an insurgency, criminal conspiracy, and others. This is coming barely two months after his trial for a separate rape case triggered bloody rioting across...
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Senegalese opposition figure Ousmane Sonko arrested in fresh clash with security
Ousmane Sonko, the main Senegalese opposition leader whose jail sentence in June provoked violent protests, was detained on Friday after a face-off with security personnel stationed outside his home, according to his lawyers and...
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Just in: New junta leader emerges in Niger after military take over
Barely 48 hours after a dramatic coup, General Abdourahmane Tchiani has declared himself the new leader of the Republic of Niger. The head of the junta, otherwise known as Omar Tchiani, staged a bloodless...
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Niger junta bans protests after Wednesday’s coupÂ
The interior ministry of Niger’s new ruling junta has barred all public demonstrations after supporters of the coup set fire to the party offices of the ousted president, Mohamed Bazoum. On Thursday, a small...
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President Bazoum of Niger dethroned as soldiers announce coup on national TV
Military officers in the Republic of Niger have announced a coup on national television after they deposed President Mohamed Bazoum. They announced the immediate dissolution of the constitution, suspended all institutions, and locked the...
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Breaking: President Mohamed Bazoum of Niger held in coup attempt
Reports from the Republic of Niger say presidential guards in the country have seized President Mohamed Bazoum and have blockedaded his mansion as well as critical ministries. Despite reports of a coup attempt in...
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Mali PM condemns US sanctions on security chiefs over Wagner link
Malian Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maga has called the US sanctions against the defence minister, air force chief of staff, and his deputy a “distraction” and declared his “total support” for the security chiefs....
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Death toll hits 33 in Cameroon building collapse
More bodies have been found from a building that collapsed in Cameroon as the death toll climbed to more than double of the figure earlier reported. At least 33 people have now been confirmed...
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US slaps sanctions on key Malian officials over alleged ties to Wagner Group
The United States has imposed sanctions on three Malian officials, including the defense minister, on Monday, accusing them of facilitating the deployment and development of the Russian Wagner Group’s actions in the West African...
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Ghana minister detained after $1m cash scandal
The embattled Ghana’s former Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources Cecilia Dapaah has been arrested by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) after the reported theft of $1m from her residence by suspected...
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