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Faced with “the refusal of the French ambassador in Niamey to respond to an invitation” from the minister for a meeting Friday and “other actions of the French government contrary to the interests of Niger”, the authorities have decided to withdraw their approval of Sylvain Itte and ask him to …

Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was aboard the plane that crashed north of Moscow on Wednesday, killing everyone on board, according to Russia’s civil aviation agency. Rosaviatsia posted a list of seven passengers and three crew members who it said were aboard the plane “according to the airline.” The private …

The Brazil, India, China, South Africa Summit taking place in Johannesburg (Aug. 22-24) has raised more curiosity and conversations around lifting off regulations that hamper the blocs goal to create a new currency for the bloc. The Brazil India China South Africa Summit has raised more curiosity and conversations around …

Russian authorities say Prigozhin was one of ten passengers listed for the flight, although it is not yet clear whether he was on board at the time. A business jet en route from Moscow to St Petersburg crashed Wednesday, killing all ten people on board, Russian emergency officials said. Unconfirmed …

Many who fled their homes due to jihadist attacks have ended up in the country’s capital Niamey, where they are trying to find food and work. Amid Niger’s political crisis, citizens of the west African nation are struggling to get by day to day. Many who fled their homes due …

Mali’s military leader, Assimi Goita, revealed on Tuesday that he recently held a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the current situation in Niger. Niger has experienced a coup by a junta, raising concerns in the international community. In a message shared on the social media platform …

A government official in India who drained a reservoir to retrieve a phone he dropped while taking a selfie has been suspended from his job. More than 2 million liters of water were pumped out of the Paralkot reservoir, over a period of four days, in an effort to retrieve …

Aliko Dangote says the first product of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals “will be in the market before the end of July, beginning of August this year”. The President of Dangote Industries Limited stated this while giving the welcome address at the inauguration of the 650,000 bpd refinery in …

Over 60 countries are at risk of not meeting the maternal, newborn and stillborn targets of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) if urgent action is not taken, the Director General of the World Health Organization, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has warned. While acknowledging progress made in efforts to reduce maternal …

At least nine people have died after a stampede at a football stadium in El Salvador’s capital, San Salvador, officials have said. Police said seven men and two women were among the dead, with all the victims over the age of 18. The crush occurred during a match between local …