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Niger generals recall envoy from Abidjan after remarks by president Ouattara/in /by
The coup leaders recalled the Nigerien envoy in Abidjan on Monday (Aug. 14) after remarks by Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara. On his return from a summit of the ECOWAS August 10, Ouattara said the heads of state had agreed a military operation should "start as soon as possible".
Niger: ECOWAS chiefs of staff to meet in Ghana on Thursday and Friday/in /by
The chiefs of staff of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will meet in Ghana on Thursday and Friday to discuss a possible military intervention in Niger, regional military sources said on Tuesday, a source at ECOWAS confirmed.
DRC: President Tshisekedi offers “last chance” for peace to Ituri and Northern-Kivu rebel groups/in /by
DRC president Felix Tshisekedi called upon rebel groups in the Ituri and Northern Kivu provinces to put down their weapons and join what he has dubbed the disarmament and reinsertion operation on Monday.
Women’s World Cup: Spain make it to the final/in /by
Women's World Cup: Spain make it to the final
Algeria bans Barbie film for promoting homosexuality/in /by
Starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling as Barbie and Ken, the movie sends Mattel Inc's (MAT.O) doll on an adventure into the real world.
No goals for Benzema on league debut as Al Ittihad cruise past Al Raed/in /by
Benzema, who joined the Jeddah club from Real Madrid, created the opening goal for Al-Ittihad teammate Abderrazak Hamdallah. The third was created by N’Golo Kante, the former Chelsea midfielder whose fierce shot was parried by the goalkeeper into the path of Igor Coronado to score.
Wine from Brazil’s unsung savannah makes a splash/in /by
With its predominantly tropical climate, Brazil is far less known for wine than fellow South American producers Argentina and Chile -- never mind France.
At least 5 Tunisian migrants dead and 7 missing in shipwreck/in /by
Five Tunisian migrants are dead and seven other people are missing after the sinking of a makeshift boat that left the coast of Sfax in central-eastern Tunisia on Monday, AFP learned from judicial sources.
Niger scraps jail sentence for head of group supporting military/in /by
The Niamey Court of Appeal overturns the nine-month prison sentence handed to Abdoulaye Seydou, head of a leading activist group which supports the ruling military, his entourage said.
Ethiopian MPs approve state of emergency in Amhara region/in /by
An air strike has killed at least 26 people in Ethiopia's embattled Amhara region, a hospital official and a resident said on Monday, as deadly clashes rock the region.