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Leaders of the West African bloc ECOWAS opposed to the coup d’état in Niger are meeting for an emergency summit in Abuja on Thursday after their ultimatum to the soldiers who have seized power was ignored. The summit comes after United Nations chief Antonio Guterres expressed grave concern over what he …
Read More »🔴 En direct : sommet crucial de la Cédéao après l’échec de l’ultimatum aux putschistes du Niger
Les dirigeants des pays d’Afrique de l’Ouest opposés au coup d’État au Niger se réunissent jeudi à Abuja pour un sommet crucial, après l’échec de leur ultimatum aux militaires qui ont pris le pouvoir. Le chef de l’ONU se dit « très préoccupé » par les conditions de détention du président Bazoum. …
Read More »Niger : un ex-rebelle lance un mouvement de résistance au coup d’état
Face aux putschistes, un Conseil de la résistance pour la République a vu le jour ce mercredi au Niger. Il a pour objectif de rétablir le président déchu Mohamed Bazoum toujours retenu à son domicile. Derrière cette initiative, l’ancien rebelle touareg Rhissa Ag Boula, un homme bien connu dans la …
Read More »Niger : un ex-rebelle lance un mouvement de résistance au coup d’état
Face aux putschistes, un Conseil de la résistance pour la République a vu le jour ce mercredi au Niger. Il a pour objectif de rétablir le président déchu Mohamed Bazoum toujours retenu à son domicile. Derrière cette initiative, l’ancien rebelle touareg Rhissa Ag Boula, un homme bien connu dans la …
Read More »Romanian kidnapped in Burkina Faso released after 8 years
A Romanian national kidnapped by an Al-Qaeda affiliate in 2015 in Burkina Faso, has been released after eight years in captivity, the Romanian government announced on Wednesday.
Read More »Niger coup: Junta accuses France of freeing ‘terrorists’, violating its airspace, Paris denies it
Niger’s new military rulers have accused France or ‘freeing captured terrorists, » and of breaching a ban on the country’s air space – in a statement released by the junta. Within the last hour, France has denied both accusations. FRANCE 24’s senior reporter Catherine Norris Trent tells us more.
Read More »Niger coup aftermath: Junta appoints new ministers and rejects talks
The military junta in Niger appears to be trying to consolidate its power, two weeks after the coup d’etat. It has appointed new cabinet ministers and rejected the latest attempts to re-install democratically elected president, Mohamed Bazoum. Tomorrow, the regional body ECOWAS is holding an emergency meeting to consider its options, that includes military intervention. FRANCE 24’s Emerald Maxwell explains.
Read More »Sudan humanitarian crisis: NGO warns of risk of diseases as bodies litter streets
The United Nations says more than 4 million people have been driven from their homes because of the conflict in Sudan. Fighting between the army and the Rapid Support Forces military group erupted in April. The violence has been intensifying in (and around) the capital Khartoum in the past few days. FRANCE 24’s Etienne Paponau and Siobhan Silke tell us more.
Read More »Niger coup aftermath: What can we understand about the military junta’s strategy?
The military junta in Niger appears to be trying to consolidate its power, two weeks after the coup d’etat. It has appointed new cabinet ministers and rejected the latest attempts to re-install democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum. An advisor to Bazoum has warned he is running low on food, and …
Read More »Le Roumain Iulian Ghergut, détenu au Sahel depuis 2015, libéré
Le Roumain Iulian Ghergut, enlevé au Burkina Faso en 2015 par un groupe jihadiste rallié à Al-Qaïda, a été libéré, a annoncé le gouvernement roumain mercredi. Il était le plus ancien otage occidental en captivité au Sahel.
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