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Niger junta holding French envoy, diplomatic staff hostage in embassy – Macron

President Emmanuel Macron has said that France’s envoy to Niger and diplomatic staff are being held hostage in the French embassy, accusing military r

Mali cancels independence day festivities after attacks

Mali’s ruling junta has cancelled celebrations planned for next week to mark the anniversary of the country’s independence, the council of

Putin, Kim gifted each other ‘rifles’

Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un gifted each other rifles, the Kremlin said Thursday, after the two held a high-pr

War: 40 civilians killed in Darfur as UN’s Sudan chief quits

An air raid on Sudan’s war-ravaged Darfur region killed at least 40 civilians Wednesday, according to a medical source, as the head of the UN mi

‘You’re my Nigerian sister’, Meghan tells Nigerian athlete in Germany

The Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle hugged a Nigerian Invictus Games athlete,  Glory Essien, and described her as ‘my Nigerian sister’ in