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Separatist groups made up of Tuareg rebels have laid claims to killing over 98 Malian soldiers in one of the deadliest attacks witnessed in the country in recent months. In statements released by the separatists on Sunday by its propaganda arm, the Permanent Strategic Framework dominated by the Coordination of Azawad Movements (CMA), the rebels said they also wounded dozens …

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Thursday dismissed the transitional proposal for the Republic of Niger currently in circulation as fake. In a communiqué sent by the ECOWAS Commission headquarters in Abuja, it condemned the reports in media agencies across the world as fake news. The West African bloc was however silent on the content of the …

The wife of ousted Gabonese President Ali Bongo, Sylvia, has been charged with money laundering and other offences including forgery. This was according to Andre Patrick Roponat, the country’s public prosecutor. The former Gabonese First Lady whose husband was overthrown on August 30 in a coup by the presidential guards, was put under house arrest by the military junta alongside …

The French President, Emmanuel Macron, on Monday praised the country’s ambassador to Niger for staying in the West African country despite pressure from the military junta to leave. The junta which seized power from President Mohammed Basoum last month had on August 25 ordered French ambassador Sylvain Itte to leave the country within 48 hours after he snubbed an invitation …

Israeli soldiers, on Saturday, killed Hamas militants, discovered subterranean shafts “used for terrorist purposes,” and discovered Hamas-made weapons, according to a statement. The IDF made this disclosure on Saturday, saying “Over the past day, there were numerous attempted attacks on IDF troops from tunnel shafts and military compounds in the northern Gaza Strip.” Israel’s army also said its troops have …

Emmanuel Macron French President Emmanuel Macron has said that France would withdraw troops it deployed in Niger by the end of the year. Macron said that the 1,500 French soldiers deployed in Niger to fight against terrorism in the Sahel region would “return in an orderly manner” by the end of the year, local media reported. “We are ending our …

Former President of the United States, Donald Trump on Thursday, surrendered to authorities in Atlanta, Georgia, where he faces 13 criminal charges over alleged attempts to subvert the results of the 2020 presidential election. The 77-year-old Trump who was booked and placed at the Fulton County jail before being released on a previously negotiated $200,000 bond, later shared his mug …

An explosion at an illegal fuel depot in Cotonou, Benue Republic, killed at least 34 people on Saturday. The Beninese Minister of Interior, Alassane Seidou, told journalists the incident occurred at the town of Seme Podji near the country’s border with Nigeria. He added that another 20 people were seriously wounded in the incident. READ ALSO: Air strikes destroy over …

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday urged the military junta to democratic order in Niger. Soldiers attached to the Nigerien presidential guard toppled President Mohammed Basoum on July 26 and put him under house arrest alongside members of his family. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the African Union had imposed measures including asset freeze, travel ban …

Japanese authorities on Tuesday, confirmed that a suspected gunman had taken an unknown number of people hostage at a post office in Warabi City near Tokyo. Officials said the armed gunman attacked the post office at approximately 2:15 p.m., took the hostages at gunpoint and holed up at a post office in Chuo 5-chome area of Warabi City. Television footage …