Niger crisis: ECOWAS sends President of Benin on intervention mission
Reports filtered out of Niamey, the Nigerien capital, Wednesday morning that the nation’s President, Mohamed Bazoum, had been seized.
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Junior doctors in England announce 4 more days of strikes
The British Medical Association’s (BMA) junior doctors’ committee has announced a four-day walkout to take place in England between 7am on Aug. 11 and
Niger: Presidency, EU speak on uprising by national army
Presidential guards on Wednesday held Niger President Mohamed Bazoum inside his palace in the capital Niamey, but the presidency said the guards had s
Ghana lawmakers vote to abolish death penalty
Lawmakers in Ghana voted to remove the death penalty from the country’s criminal laws this week, hailing the move as a victory for the West African na
Coup fear as Niger Republic President’s residence, offices are sealed
Access to the residence and offices of Niger President Mohamed Bazoum was blocked off Wednesday by members of the elite Presidential Guard, a source c