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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Sunday rejected the Nigerien military junta’s three-year transition plan. The junta’s leader, Gen. Abdourahamane Tchiani, said in a national broadcast on Friday night that the country’s army had set a three-year timeline for the return of power to the civilian government. However, in a chat with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), …

Gen. Abdourahamane Tchiani, the leader of the Niger Republic military junta that deposed President Mohamed Bazoum in a coup on July 26, has said that the country does not want war but will be ready to defend itself if necessary. Tchiani who made the position of the coup leaders known on Saturday when an Economic Community of West African States …

A Colorado Supreme Court in the United States has disqualified and barred former President Donald Trump from contesting the US presidency following his role in the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol by his supporters. The case was brought by a group of Colorado voters, aided by the advocacy group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, who argued …

The Gambian President, Adama Barrow, has banned all foreign trips by officials, including himself, to reduce public spending. The presidential spokesman, Ebrima Sankareh, who confirmed the news in a statement on Saturday in Banjul, said the president signed an executive order “suspending all overseas travels for the rest of the year. READ ALSO: UK govt slams sanctions on ex-Gambian President …

Five rescue workers from Greece were killed in a car accident on Sunday. The Greek government spokesman, Pavlos Marinakis, confirmed the incident on Monday. He said another 14 people were injured in the crash. The spokesman added that the victims were three emergency workers and two translators sent to Libya as part of the flood relief effort. The confirmation followed …

The ex-wife of a Microsoft executive who was gunned down in what the US police said was a ‘targeted ambush’ last year, has been charged with his murder. The suspect, Shanna Gardner who was arrested on Thursday in West Richland, Washington, has been indicted for first-degree murder of her husband, Jared Bridegan, in what Florida prosecutors called the “cold, calculated …

The UK Migration Advisory Committee, has said international students on two-year graduate visas who do not receive high enough grades may not be allowed to remain in the country The Telegraph reports that James Cleverly, the UK Home Secretary, was requested to examine the graduate visa as part of a five-point plan aimed at bringing down net migration from its …

The United States House of Representatives on Wednesday, voted to formally authorize its ongoing impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden in a move that could give them more legal firepower to investigate the President’s family’s business dealings. The Republican-controlled House voted 221-212 along party lines to approve the probe which is examining whether Biden improperly benefited from his 53-year-old son …

An entire class of schoolchildren was killed in the devastating 6.8-magnitude earthquake that hit Morocco last week, officials have reported. According to emergency officials, the 32 children were among the over 3,000 people killed by the earthquake of September 8 which was the strongest quake ever recorded in the North African country in over 60 years. The school, according to …

Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso are working on a political and monetary alliance. The Nigerien military leader, Gen. Abdourahamane Tchiani, announced the move that could mark a further break with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on national television on Sunday night. Tchiani, who did not give a timeline or details about the project, said it was one …