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Nigerian Senate Rejects President's Request to Send Troops to Niger
The defense chiefs from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) countries excluding Mali, Burkina Faso, Chad, Guinea and Niger pose for a group photo during their extraordinary meeting in Abuja, Nigeria, Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, to discuss the situation in Niger. - Sputnik Africa
Maria KonokhovaWriter
5 August 2023, 19:11
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French Foreign Minister Rules out France's Military Intervention in Niger
French foreign ministry - Sputnik Africa
5 August 2023, 19:00
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Crisis in Niger: How France's Interests in West Africa Are at Stake
Nigeriens participate in a march called by supporters of coup leader Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani in Niamey, Niger, Sunday, July 30, 2023. - Sputnik Africa
- Sputnik AfricaMuhammad Nooh OsmanWriter/Editor
5 August 2023, 18:54Longread
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Popular US Streamer Arrested for 'Inciting Riot' After Manhattan Giveaway Went Wrong
Riots on the street of Manhattan, New York, caused by a giveaway organized by popular streamer Kai Cenat on August 4, 2023. - Sputnik Africa
Kirill KurevlevManaging Editor
5 August 2023, 18:52
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Zuma's Prosecution of Privacy Violators Reportedly Adjourned Until November
Former South African President Jacob Zuma - Sputnik Africa
- Sputnik AfricaRasina MusallimovaWriter
5 August 2023, 18:24
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Russia Scrambles Fighter Jet to Intercept US Surveillance Drone Over Black Sea: Defense Ministry
The Sukhoi Su-30 of the Russian Aerospace Forces is a twin-engine, two-seat supermaneuverable multirole fighter aircraft. - Sputnik Africa
5 August 2023, 18:20
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France Maintains Contacts With Detained Nigerien President: Foreign Ministry
French President Emmanuel Macron and Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum, left, attend a video summit with leaders of G5 Sahel countries after France's decision last month to reduce French anti-terror troops in West Africa, at the Elysee presidential Palace in Paris, Friday July 9, 2021. - Sputnik Africa
5 August 2023, 17:13
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Kenya and Uganda Team Up to Raise $6 Billion and Complete SGR Project, Report Says
The opening of the SGR cargo train runs on a China-backed railway from the port containers depot in Mombasa, Kenya, to Nairobi, on May 30, 2017. - Sputnik Africa
Maria KonokhovaWriter
5 August 2023, 16:58
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Sierra Leone's Ambassador Suggests Visa-Free Regime With Russia
Sierra Leone supporters cheer prior to the Group E Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) 2021 football match between Sierra Leone and Equatorial Guinea at Limbe Omnisport Stadium in Limbe on January 20, 2022. - Sputnik Africa
- Sputnik AfricaMuhammad Nooh OsmanWriter/Editor
5 August 2023, 16:27
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Russia Plans to Maximize Diplomatic Ties With Africa
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia - Sputnik Africa
- Sputnik AfricaRasina MusallimovaWriter
5 August 2023, 15:07
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Kenya Starts Distributing Russian-Donated Fertilizers
The distribution of subsidized fertilizer started in Makueni County, Kenya, ahead of the upcoming short rains. - Sputnik Africa
Maria KonokhovaWriter
5 August 2023, 14:40
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Made in Heaven: Freddie Mercury's Personal Items to Be Sold at Sotheby's
A Sotheby's employee displays the 1982 Rainbow Arrow Appliqué Satin Jacket at Sotheby's auction rooms in London - Sputnik Africa
5 August 2023, 13:50
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Experts: New Trump Charges Politically Motivated and Undermine US Institutions
Former President Donald Trump leaves the Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. U.S. Courthouse, Tuesday, June 13, 2023, in Miami. Trump appeared in federal court Tuesday on dozens of felony charges accusing him of illegally hoarding classified documents and thwarting the Justice Department's efforts to get the records back. - Sputnik Africa
5 August 2023, 13:43
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Central Bank of West African States Closes Branches in Niger
Branch of the Central Bank of West African states (BCEAO) - Sputnik Africa
- Sputnik AfricaRasina MusallimovaWriter
5 August 2023, 13:09
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'Great Success of Russian Diplomacy': Africa's Ukraine Stance Converges With Moscow, Expert Says
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chairman of the African Union and President of the Union of Comoros Azali Assoumani (left) make a statement to the media at the Russia-Africa Summit on July 28, 2023. - Sputnik Africa
Maria KonokhovaWriter
5 August 2023, 12:44Longread
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Nigeria's President Tinubu Orders Forensic Audit of Central Bank Amid Reforms
Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress party [now Nigeria's president] meets with supporters at the party's campaign headquarters after winning the presidential election in Abuja, Nigeria, Wednesday, March 1, 2023. - Sputnik Africa
- Sputnik AfricaMuhammad Nooh OsmanWriter/Editor
5 August 2023, 12:25
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Ancient 'Roman Boat' Unearthed Near Serbia's Belgrade
Archeologists work at an archaeological site right next to a coal mine and a power plant, in central Serbia’s Stari Kostolac on December 3, 2021 - Sputnik Africa
5 August 2023, 11:34
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Which NATO Weapons Has Russia Captured in Ukraine?
A serviceman of the DPR People's Militia carries a captured Javelin anti-tank missile in Mariupol region, Donetsk People's Republic - Sputnik Africa
Andrei Dergalin
5 August 2023, 11:24Longread
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Chad's Defense Minister Says N'Djamena Will Not Send Troops to Niger
A Wednesday, March 18, 2015 photo from files showing Chadian soldiers escorting a group of journalists as they ride on trucks and pickups in the Nigerian city of Damasak, Nigeria. - Sputnik Africa
5 August 2023, 10:47
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Blinken, Ethiopian Prime Minister Discuss Restarting US Food Assistance, State Dept Says
Flag of Ethiopia - Sputnik Africa
5 August 2023, 10:24
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