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The Nigerien soldiers, who ousted the nation’s president Mohamed Bazoum, have warned the Nigerian president, who is also the ECOWAS chairperson, Bola Tinubu, and the United Nations against any form of interference in the Wednesday coup.
Following a military-led takeover in the West African country of Niger, the Interior Ministry has banned all demonstrations with immediate effect.
The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has strongly condemned an attempted coup in Niger.
The 2nd Russia-Africa Economic and Humanitarian Summit opened in St. Petersburg on Thursday with Russia seeking to diversify its cooperation in terms of long-term development with Nigeria, Africa.
Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum took to social media on Thursday with a defiant vow to protect “hard-won” democratic gains a day after he was toppled in a military coup.
Niger’s Foreign Minister, Hassoumi Massoudou has called on the country’s soldiers to release President Mohamed Bazoum and settle their demands through dialogue, after what appeared to be an attempted coup.
Niger’s army command on Thursday, declared support for a coup instigated the previous day by soldiers of the presidential guard, saying its priority was to avoid destabilising the country.
China has declared a red alert, the highest typhoon warning level, for the approaching typhoon Doksuri which left at least seven people dead in the Philippines.
Health experts in Health discussed developing guidelines and plans to integrate COVID-19 vaccination into routine immunisation and primary healthcare services.