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Niger coup: Chiefs of Defence Staff of ECOWAS nations meet in Abuja/in /by
The chiefs of staff of the countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are meeting from Wednesday to Friday in Abuja on the subject of the putsch in Niger, announced Tuesday evening the regional organization in a statement.
Niger coup: USA intends to keep room for maneuver/in /by
The United States, which is betting on Niger in the anti-jihadist fight in the Sahel, has strongly condemned the overthrow of President Mohamed Bazoum but has so far refrained from speaking of a "coup d'etat", retaining a little leeway.
UN continuing efforts to restore order in Niger as foreigners evacuated/in /by
France, Italy and Spain announced evacuations from Niger for their citizens and other European nationals Tuesday, concerned that they risked becoming trapped by a military coup that won backing from three other West African nations also ruled by mutinous soldiers.
Mané leaves Bayern for Al Nassr, Tuchel says departure sad but ‘for the best’/in /by
"Me personally, I have a very good relationship always with him (Sadio Mane). This will stay. So that was pretty much the last talk. It was kind of sad. We had a long hug, but we had both a smile on our faces and we assured ourselves to keep the good relationship. It's not personal from his side. "
Kenya suspends Worldcoin cryptocurrency, data protection probe/in /by
Kenya announced on Wednesday that it was suspending the Worldcoin cryptocurrency, whose verification system is based on iris recognition, pending the outcome of investigations into "the security and protection of data" collected by the company.
Coup: Niger reopens borders with five neighbouring countries/in /by
"The land and air borders with Algeria, Burkina Faso, Libya, Mali and Chad are reopened "as of today", he declared.
U.S. says it will support Kenya-led police mission in Haiti/in /by
The United States says it will support a multinational police force led by Kenya to be deployed in Haiti, including by leading a push at the UN Security Council to authorize the mission.
Women’s World Cup: South Africa stun Italy to advance to the Round of 8/in /by
South Africa will reach the last 8 of a Women's World Cup for the first time in their history after beating 2019 quarter-finalists Italy 3-2 in Wellington on Wednesday.
Tunisia: President Kais Saeid fires Prime minister Najla Bouden/in /by
Kais Saied "terminated the functions" of Prime Minister Najla Bouden, who had been the first woman to lead a government in Tunisia, according to a press release and a video from the Tunisian presidency released Tuesday shortly before midnight.
Niger coup: First evacuation flight lands at Paris airport/in /by
The first evacuation flight from Niger arrived in Paris on Wednesday morning, following a coup last week that toppled the country's democratically elected president.