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Les yeux ternes, Pato contemple des photos sur son téléphone où on le voit avec sa femme et sa fille, sourires insouciants aux lèvres, avant leur décès. Le migrant camerounais a été séparé de sa femme Fati Dosso, 30 ans, et de leur fille, Marie, 6 ans, lors d’un périple …
Read More »Analysis: Nigeria ‘cannot afford’ ECOWAS military intervention in Niger
In ECOWAS’ largest economic power, Nigeria, there is opposition to possible military intervention following the coup that ousted Niger’s elected President. Nigeria currently faces high inflation and an ongoing fight against Islamic terrorism. « [Critics say] the president should look for diplomatic ways to mitigate the problem taking place in Niger and …
Read More »🔴 Live: Niger coup leaders name new prime minister
Coup leaders in Niger on Monday evening named Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine as the country’s new prime minister in a statement read out on national television. Zeine previously served as Niger’s cabinet director and finance minister. US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said on Monday diplomacy is the ‘preferred way’ to …
Read More »Attentat contre l’ambassade américaine de Nairobi : les victimes demandent réparations
Lundi, le Kenya commémorait le 25e anniversaire de l’attentat de 1998 contre l’ambassade américaine de Nairobi. L’occasion, pour les survivants et les familles des victimes, de demander des compensations financières.
Read More »🔴 En direct : les militaires au pouvoir au Niger nomment Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine Premier ministre
Les militaires auteurs du coup d’État au Niger ont annoncé lundi soir la nomination d’un Premier ministre, Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine, dans un communiqué lu à la télévision nationale. Suivez en direct la situation.
Read More »Tunisian bakers stage protest against ban on subsidised flour
Around 200 Tunisian bakers staged a sit-in Monday after a government decision to stop selling them subsidised flour, a move threatening the closure of hundreds of bakeries.
Read More »ECOWAS to hold another meeting on Thursday as Niger junta show no sign of backing down
Pressure mounts on Niger’s military junta to re-install the democratic government. The US says there is still time for a diplomatic exit to the crisis, as ECOWAS threatens military intervention to restore President Bazoum to power. Meanwhile, France slashes millions in aid to Burkina Faso in response to its support for Niger’s …
Read More »Central African Republic approves new constitution, possible third term for Touadera
Voters in the perennially restive Central African Republic overwhelmingly approved a draft constitution that paves the way for Faustin Archange Touadera to seek a third term as president, the national poll body said Monday.
Read More »Why is ECOWAS hesitant over military intervention in Niger
The West Africans blocs’ deadline for military intervention in Niger lapsed on Sunday and while ECOWAS has signaled they will pursue diplomatic solutions, military action remains on the table. Asides from the potential catastrophic loss of life, there are practical, political, strategic and legal reasons why an intervention is potentially …
Read More »Réunion de la CEDEAO jeudi sur le coup au Niger, la junte ouverte aux dialogues
L’ultimatum de la CEDEAO à la junte nigérienne a expiré dimanche. L’organisation ouest-africaine menace d’une intervention militaire si le Président Bazoum n’est pas rétablit dans ses fonctions. Les putchistes ont annoncé avoir fermé l’espace aérien nigérien en prévision d’une éventuelle intervention. Le premier ministre du gouvernement nigérien Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou assure …
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