Niger soldiers oust president Bazoum’s government in late night coup
Country’s borders closed ’until the situation has stabilised’ and all institutions of republic suspended
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Niger soldiers say President Bazoum has been removed, borders closed
Soldiers claimed to have overthrown the Niger government on Thursday following an apparent coup in the fragile state, after members of the Presidential Guard detained President Mohamed Bazoum.
‘We are dying’: African migrants on Tunisia-Libya border plead for help
African migrants pleaded to be saved from a desert zone between Libya and Tunisia on Wednesday, weeks after Tunisian authorities allegedly dumped dozens of them there with nothing.
Niger’s president held at palace as African Union slams attempted coup
The president of the West African state of Niger was being held by members of his guard on Wednesday in what regional powers condemned as an attempted coup.
African Union, ECOWAS condemn ‘attempted coup d’État’ in Niger
The African Union and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Wednesday condemned an “attempted coup d’État” in Niger and called for President Mohamed Bazoum to be liberated amid reports that members of the presidential guard were ho…
Niger soldiers announce coup and president’s removal on national TV
Military group declares ‘end to the regime’, citing ‘deteriorating security situation and bad governance’Soldiers in Niger say they have removed President Mohamed Bazoum from power, after armed troops earlier blockaded the presidential palace in Niamey…
Ghana’s parliament votes to outlaw the death penalty
Ghana’s parliament has voted to outlaw the death penalty for almost all crimes, becoming the latest African country to repeal capital punishment, lawmakers said on Wednesday.
Ghana abolishes death penalty, with expected reprieve for 176 condemned prisoners
Country joins growing list of African nations free of capital punishment, but execution remains for high treasonGhana has become the 29th country in Africa to abolish the death penalty in a move hailed by human rights activists.The decision means that …
1,800 terror attacks recorded in West Africa in first six months of 2023: ECOWAS
West Africa recorded over 1,800 terrorist attacks in the first six months of the year resulting in nearly 4,600 deaths with dire humanitarian consequences, and a top regional official said Tuesday that’s just “a snippet of the horrendous impact of ins…
Spot the difference: why drongos are likely to clock African cuckoo eggs 94% of the time
Zambia study finds egg variability and random nest selection by cuckoos helps fork-tailed drongos rumble impostorsCuckoos might be the ultimate avian con artists, laying lookalike eggs in the nests of other birds to avoid raising their own young, but r…