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Last French troops to bow out of Africa's Sahel
AFP, Published on 22/12/2023
» NIAMEY (NIGER) - The last French troops are to withdraw from Niger on Friday, marking an end to more than a decade of French anti-jihadist operations in west Africa's Sahel region.
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W.Africa leaders meet as region struggles with coups
AFP, Published on 10/12/2023
» ABUJA: West African leaders meet on Sunday for talks with the region in deepening crisis, after four countries fell under military rule and with risks growing from Sahel jihadist conflicts.
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Burkina, Niger to quit G5 anti-jihadist force
AFP, Published on 02/12/2023
» OUAGADOUGOU - The military leaders of Burkina Faso and Niger said Saturday they would quit the G5 anti-jihadist force in Africa's Sahel region, the latest blow to the fight against insurgents in one of the world's most troubled zones.
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Niger begins three-day national mourning for killed soldiers
AFP, Published on 03/10/2023
» NIAMEY (NIGER) - Niger began three days of national mourning Tuesday after 29 soldiers were killed in a suspected jihadist attack, the deadliest since the military took power in July.
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Grief and anger at mass for victims of Iraq wedding fire
AFP, Published on 28/09/2023
» QARAQOSH, Iraq - Survivors of a fire that ripped through an Iraqi wedding and those mourning the more than 100 people who died filled the pews of a Christian mass Thursday, two days after the disaster.
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Burkina's military govt says foiled coup attempt
AFP, Published on 28/09/2023
» OUAGADOUGOU - Burkina Faso's military government said Wednesday it had foiled a coup attempt the previous day, almost a year after the country's leader came to power in a coup himself.
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French ambassador to Niger returns to Paris after weeks of tension
AFP, Published on 28/09/2023
» PARIS - France's ambassador to Niger landed in Paris on Wednesday, after weeks of tensions with the post-coup regime in the West African country who demanded his expulsion.
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Niger military regime orders expulsion of French envoy
AFP, Published on 31/08/2023
» NIAMEY (NIGER) - Niger's new military rulers have stripped France's ambassador of diplomatic immunity and ordered police to expel him, according to a letter seen Thursday by AFP, a move that ratchets up tensions with the country's traditional ally.
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Niger's military rulers order four envoys out
AFP, Published on 26/08/2023
» NIAMEY, Niger: Niger's military rulers on Friday gave the French, German, Nigerian and US ambassadors 48 hours to quit the country, amid escalating tension over the threat of military action from the West African bloc ECOWAS to reverse the coup.
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African Union suspends Niger over coup
AFP, Published on 22/08/2023
» ADDIS ABABA: The African Union said on Tuesday it had suspended coup-hit Niger until civilian rule is restored and announced it would assess the implications of any armed intervention in the Sahel nation.
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