KIGALI, Rwanda (AA): Senegal’s opposition leader and presidential hopeful in next year’s elections, Ousmane Sonko, was arrested on Friday, his lawyer said. Sonko was arrested by the gendarmerie from his home in the capital Dakar, according to one of his lawyers, Juan Branco. He was “picked from his home by elements of the gendarmerie and [&hel...
United Nations, United States (AFP): UN humanitarian operations have been suspended in Niger due to a coup in the troubled Sahel country, a spokesman said Thursday. The number of people in need of humanitarian assistance in Niger rose precipitously from 1.9 million in 2017 to 4.3 million in 2023, according to the UN Office for […]
Niamey, Niger (AFP): Troops who say they have seized power in Niger accused France on Thursday of landing a military plane in defiance of their orders to close the country’s borders. “The French partner bypassed (the decision) on closing land and air borders in order to land an A401-type military aircraft at Niamey international ai...
DOUALA, Cameroon (AA): Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani, the head of Niger’s presidential guard, appeared on national television on Friday and declared himself the new leader of the country after a coup. Tchiani said the coup was staged due to the “deteriorating security situation” in the West African country. His statement came a day after Gen. Abdo...
Niamey, Niger (AFP): Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum has defiantly vowed to protect “hard-won” democratic gains after he was detained by elite troops who declared they had taken power in the troubled West African nation. Bazoum had been confined in Niamey by members of his presidential guard, who hours later announced that &...
NIAMEY, Niger – A group of soldiers in the West African country of Niger has claimed to have overthrown President Mohamed Bazoum. The soldiers said they had taken control of the country’s borders and imposed a nationwide curfew. They also said they had suspended all institutions of government. Appearing on the local TV Colonel Amad...
NEW DELHI, India – The Hindu nationalist government in India has proposed a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) for all citizens, regardless of religious affiliation. Muslims, Sikhs, and others fear that the government could impose Hindu upper-caste beliefs on the entire population in the name of the uniform code Activists say the introduction of a unifo...
WASHINGTON (AA) – U.S. officials will meet Taliban members and “technocratic experts” from key Afghan ministries this week in the Qatari capital of Doha. According to the State Department, topics to be discussed include economic stabilization, fair and dignified treatment of all Afghans, including women and girls, security is...
DOUALA, Cameroon (AA): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday spoke with Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum, who is currently resisting a coup attempt staged by a military faction, and expressed Washington’s support for democracy in the western African country. “I told him of our support for the democratically elected pres...
DOUALA, Cameroon (AA): The Niger Armed Forces chief endorsed the mutineers’ action on Thursday, saying he wanted to avoid a deadly confrontation between forces, which could result in bloodshed and jeopardize the population’s security. “The military command of the Nigerien armed forces has decided to subscribe to the declarati...
