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Niger coup: world leaders react to president’s detention/in /by
World leaders have reacted to an apparent coup attempt in Niger on Wednesday, after President Mohamed Bazoum was detained by the Presidential Guard in the capital Niamey.
France football star Kylian Mbappe rejects transfer talks with Al Hilal/in /by
Paris St Germain had given representatives of Al Hilal permission to discuss the transfer with the 24-year-old after agreeing the fee earlier this week.
Niger’s black market threatened by the end of petrol subsidies in Nigeria/in /by
Even the endless shuttles of cars and motorbikes loaded with cans of petrol that used to cross the border under the noses of customs officers "have stopped", says Adamou Guéraou, the mayor of the commune of Dan-Issa, the smugglers' gateway to southern Niger.
African nations reaffirm closeness to Russia through football/in /by
Russia and several African nations have come together in St Petersburg for a football tournament ahead of diplomatic talks
‘Overcrowded’ bus crash in Senegal kills 24 people/in /by
A crash involving an overcrowded bus in Senegal has killed 24 people and injured many others
Mutinous soldiers claim to have overthrown Niger’s president/in /by
Mutinous soldiers claimed to have overthrown Niger's president, announcing on state television late Wednesday that they have put an end to the government over the African country's deteriorating security.
Putin meets Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed/in /by
African leaders arrive in Russia for summit as Kremlin seeks allies amid fighting in Ukraine
Niger: Presidential guards disperse demonstrators with warning shots/in /by
The presidential guard behind an attempted coup d'état in Niger dispersed demonstrators supporting President Mohamed Bazoum in Niamey on Wednesday with warning shots, an AFP journalist observed.
African leaders should compel Russia to get the grain deal online-US Rep. to NATO/in /by
Stakes are high as African dignitaries met Russian president Vladimir Poutine in St Petersburg for the second edition of the Russia-Africa Summit on July 27th. Growing pressure from US and EU diplomats to stand against the war in Ukraine has raised concerns about the massive destruction of property
Swimming lessons at sea to reconcile migrants with the water/in /by
In Canet-en-Roussillon (southern France), the Welcome 66 association gives swimming lessons at sea to refugees and asylum seekers to reconcile them with the sea, often needed after they undergo a difficult sea crossing or have been traumatised