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France suspends military cooperation with Niger until further notice/in /by
A spokesman for the French military on Wednesday said that any cooperation with Niger in the fields of development and financial aid and military partnerships had been suspended until further notice.
Italian plane with 99 evacuees from Niger arrives in Rome/in /by
An Italian military aircraft landed at an airport near Rome early on Wednesday with 99 passengers evacuated from Niger, the Italian defence ministry said.
Nigeria cuts electricity to Niger after coup/in /by
"Nigeria disconnected since yesterday (Tuesday) the high voltage line that carries electricity to Niger ," the source said.
Nigerian labour unions march against soaring cost of living under new president/in /by
In Abuja, hundreds , watched closely by police, marched down a main thoroughfare chanting and singing against the subsidy cuts that have led to the rising cost of petrol in the oil-rich nation.
Senegal: authorities suspend TikTok app/in /by
"It has been noted that the TikTok application is the social network preferred by ill-intentioned people to disseminate hateful and subversive messages threatening the stability of the country,"
Nigerian Stowayways who survived 14 days on Ship’s rudder rescued in Brazil/in /by
"It was a terrible experience for me," said 38-year-old Thankgod Opemipo Matthew Yeye, one of the four Nigerians, in an interview at a Sao Paulo church shelter. "On board, it is not easy. I was shaking, so scared. But I'm here."
DR Congo’s ‘voodoo wrestling’ provides spellbinding fun/in /by
According to the fighters, voodoo wrestling is judged based on three criteria: technique, courage and magic.
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.