– ‘French army is ready to respond to any renewed tension that would target French military and diplomatic facilities in Niger,’ General Staff tells Anadolu NICE, France – The French military said on Friday that it is ready to respond if any renewed tensions in Niger target its military and diplomatic facilities in the confli...
KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) – Burkina Faso’s cabinet has given the government the greenlight to send troops to help defend neighboring Niger, where the military deposed President Mohamed Bazoum about a month ago. A cabinet statement late Wednesday said the government was allowed to deploy a military contingent to Niger “in line with our country&...
United Nations, United States – AFP Russia on Wednesday vetoed a proposal at the United Nations to extend targeted sanctions in military-run Mali, which has become a close partner of Russia’s Wagner mercenaries. “Despite the fact that we repeatedly urged a constructive approach and a sensible compromise, the texts did not in ...
ANKARA (AA) – The United Nations has allocated an additional $20 million for growing humanitarian needs in conflict-ridden Sudan. “As humanitarian needs soar in Sudan with critically low funding, I’ve approved an additional $20M from UNCERF [the UN emergency response fund],” UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths said on soci...
RABAT, Morocco (AA) – The speaker of Morocco’s House of Councilors, the country’s upper house of parliament, will visit Israel next week. In a statement, the council said Naam Miyara will visit Israel on September 7 as part of a regional tour that also includes Jordan and Palestine. In his capacity as Speaker of the […]
Soldiers in army uniforms appeared on national television and announced the president’s house arrest and the military’s takeover of power LIBREVILLE, Gabon – Military forces have staged a coup d’état in the central African country of Gabon, ousting President Ali Bongo Ondimba. Soldiers in army uniforms appeared on natio...
Libreville, Gabon – AFP Rebel officers in the oil-rich central African state of Gabon announced on Wednesday they had seized power following disputed elections in which President Ali Bongo Ondimba, in power since 2009, had been declared victor. Bongo, 64, whose family has ruled Gabon for over 55 years, was placed under house arrest and [...
GENEVA (AA) – Switzerland’s Office of the Attorney General (OAG) has submitted charges against former Algerian Defense Minister Khaled Nezzar of crimes against humanity committed during Algeria’s civil war between 1992 and 1994. The OAG charged 85-year-old Nezzar at the Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona, in the Swiss canton of Ticino,...
ANKARA (AA) – Algeria has proposed a six-month transitional period led by a civilian to solve the crisis in neighboring Niger. Niger was plunged into turmoil on July 26 when General Abdourahamane Tchiani, a former commander of the presidential guard, led a military intervention that ousted President Mohamed Bazoum. Bazoum was elected in 2021 i...
Proposed deal would give Emirati company control over one million hectares of forested land MONROVIA, Liberia – Liberia is reportedly considering a carbon offset deal that could lead to the transfer of 10% of its land to a private Emirati company. The proposed deal would give the Emirati company control over one million hectares of [&he...
