Niger coup leaders accuse France of plotting military intervention
Junta that seized power claims Paris is aiming to reinstate deposed president as regional tensions grow The military junta that seized power in Niger has...
Month : July 2023
First image of Niger’s ousted president appears online
Mohamed Bazoum, pictured with president of Chad, believed to be being held at presidential residence The first image of Niger’s ousted president has been published...
Twenty years ago, Africa’s women’s treaty set a path to equality. We must be ready for the next steps
The landmark Maputo protocol has led to huge gains in women’s rights, from abortion access to equal pay. But to go further will require political...
China’s graduates unconvinced by calls to toil in countryside
Amid record youth unemployment, the government wants young people to ‘go to the farmland’ – but the prospect is unappealing for many Wanted: recent graduates...
West African nations demand reinstatement of Niger president after coup
Bloc issues ultimatum authorising potential use of force if Mohamed Bazoum is not released within week A powerful bloc of west African states has suspended...
Human rights lawyer fleeing China is arrested in Laos
Activists and family members fear Lu Siwei will be deported back to China, where he could be sent to prison A Chinese rights lawyer stripped...
Niger coup leaders warn against military intervention as west African leaders set to meet
Heads of state will meet in Nigeria on Sunday where they will decide on further actions to pressure army leaders to restore constitutional order Military...
Firecracker warehouse blast kills nine in southern Thailand
More than 100 injured and hundreds of homes reportedly damaged near border with Malaysia An explosion has ripped through a firework warehouse in Thailand ,...
Colombian president’s son arrested in money-laundering inquiry
Nicolás Petro held as part of investigation into funds he allegedly collected from drug traffickers during 2022 election campaign The son of the Colombian president...
Mexican security forces were complicit in kidnapping of 43 student teachers, report reveals
Report finds army, navy, police and intelligence agencies knew, minute by minute, where the student teachers were Mexican security forces at local, state and federal...