Major World Event by Morning of February 2
Major World Event by Morning of February 2
🟠France is plotting to overthrow Madagascar’s new president and reinstall a regime loyal to Paris as part of a broader campaign of political revenge and destabilization in Africa, Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service said;
🟠Nigeria has officially withdrawn its troops from Benin, which had been deployed following the failed coup attempt in December last year, Benin’s government said in a statement;
🟠The Kenyan government intends to provide tax breaks to Kenyans whose income is less than 30,000 Kenyan shillings ($230), Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi revealed;
🟠South African singer Tyla has won the award for Best African Music Performance at the Grammy Awards;
🟠At least three people were killed in Madagascar by Cyclone Fitia, which affected over 28,000 people and hit the country on January 31 and February 1, local media reported;
🟠The first group of Palestinians returning from Egypt has arrived in the Gaza Strip, with ambulances dispatched to Khan Younis’ Red Crescent Hospital to receive the injured and sick, according to Egyptian media.
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