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Africa

July 31, 2023

Civil War: Sudan extends airspace closure to August 15

So far there have been 11 failed attempts at bringing an end to the conflict.

SUDAN CIVIL WAR
July 31, 2023

13-year-old Nigerian Joshua Agboola emerges Africa’s youngest certified AWS developer associate

Joshua Agboola is also considering the potential of being world’s youngest developer associate.

13-year-old programmer Joshua Agboola
July 31, 2023

U.S. urges ECOWAS to remove Niger coup plotters, return Bazoum to power

U.S. urges ECOWAS to defend constitutional order in Niger and maintain “zero tolerance for unconstitutional change.”

ECOWAS LEADERS AND BIDEN
July 30, 2023

Darkness, starvation loom as ECOWAS blocks all supplies to Niger Republic’s 30 million people over military coup

The resolutions, among several others, resulted from a special meeting held on Sunday by ECOWAS member states in Abuja, Nigeria.

ECOWAS leaders
July 30, 2023

Coup: Nigeria, other ECOWAS members consider military options against Niger

He said the authority agreed that military action would be taken against the military junta of the Niger Republic if they failed to restore President Bazoum within one week.

ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government
July 30, 2023

OIC condemns coup in Niger, demands President Bazoum’s release

The OIC chief denounced any attempt to seize power by force and demanded the immediate release of the president.

President Mohamed Bazoum
July 30, 2023

Coup: Again, U.S. govt calls Tinubu over detained Niger President Bazoum

The U.S. government has again called President Bola Tinubu over the Niger coup.

Bola Tinubu and Anthony Blinken
July 30, 2023

EU suspends budget support, security cooperation with Niger following coup

The EU also has a small number of troops in Niger for a military training mission.

Niger Coup plotters
July 29, 2023

No fewer than 91 million Africans live with hepatitis: WHO

According to her, 1.2 million new hepatitis infections were detected in 2019 alone.

Matshidiso Moeti
July 29, 2023

‘Exiled’ Russian mercenary boss Prigozhin hails Niger coup, touts services

“What happened in Niger is nothing other than the struggle of the people of Niger with their colonisers,” said the message.

Yevgeny Prigozhin