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China's top diplomat heads to Africa as West's attention dwindles

* China's top diplomat heads to Africa as West's attention dwindles China's top diplomat to visit four African countries this week * Annual New Year tour maintains a 35 year-long tradition * Beijing boosting financial, infrastructure support for Africa * Consistency of China's engagement with Africa a contrast to US, EU By Joe Cash BEIJING, - China's top diplomat began …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Niger junta suspends BBC accusing it of ‘spreading false news’ in coverage of attack

Associated Press

DAKAR, Senegal — Niger’s ruling junta suspended the BBC for three months over the broadcaster’s coverage of an extremist attack that allegedly killed dozens of Nigerien soldiers and civilians, authorities said Thursday. “BBC broadcasts false information aimed at destabilizing social calm and undermining the troops’ morale,” communications minister Raliou Sidi Mohamed said in letters to radio stations that rebroadcast BBC …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Corte rechaza petición de diversidad de Nasdaq para juntas directivas

Associated Press

Un tribunal de apelaciones en Luisiana ha dictaminado que el índice tecnológico Nasdaq no puede exigir diversidad en los consejos de administración de las empresas que cotizan en él. La propuesta —que habría sido la primera de su tipo para una bolsa de valores de Estados Unidos— habría requerido que la mayoría de las casi 3.000 empresas que cotizan en …

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1 month ago

Burkina Faso's military leader dissolves government, sacks prime minister

Firstpost

The west African country was plunged into instability by a January 2022 coup in which Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba seized power from elected president Roch Marc Christian Kabore Burkina Faso’s ruling military leader on Friday dismissed the country’s prime minister and dissolved the government, according to a presidential decree transmitted to AFP. “The prime minister’s official functions are terminated,” said …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

EEUU: Certificación de resultados electorales presidenciales arranca con calma, a diferencia de 2020

Associated Press

ATLANTA — Los funcionarios locales han comenzado a certificar los resultados de las elecciones presidenciales de este año en un proceso que, hasta ahora, se ha desarrollado tranquilamente, en marcado contraste con el tumultuoso período de certificación de hace cuatro años que se vivió tras la derrota del entonces presidente Donald Trump. Georgia fue el primero de los estados sin …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Cocina gestionada por mujeres trans es un refugio para la comunidad LGBTQ+ en Ciudad de México

LA Times

Victoria Sámano, en el centro, Karolina Long Tain González Rodríguez, a la derecha, y Yamileth Adriano —todas mujeres trans— sirven comidas en Casa Lleca, el refugio LGBTQ+ que gestionan en el vecindario de Peralvillo en Ciudad de México, el viernes 20 de septiembre de 2024. En Casa Lleca, un albergue para la comunidad LGBTQ+ en un vecindario ubicado en el …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Españoles en Los Ángeles festejan título de Eurocopa y esperan con ansias el Mundial 2026

LA Times

Pablo Molinos Gallego, de Zaragoza, estuvo en Taps 33 este domingo por la mañana para presenciar la conquista de la Eurocopa 2024 sobre Inglaterra, con lo que España se convierte en el máximo ganador de la competición. Al igual que Molinos Gallegos, decenas de españoles que viven en Los Ángeles se reunieron en este restaurante del centro de Los Ángeles …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Terrorism and organized crime rampant in Sahel and spilling into West Africa coastal states, UN says

The Independent

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Nigeria: At least 21 soldiers killed in ambush by 'terrorist group,' ruling junta says

India TV News

Niamey : An ambush by a “terrorist group” killed 21 Nigerien soldiers near the country's border with Burkina Faso on Tuesday, Niger's ruling military junta said in a statement read on national television. Niger and neighboring Mali and Burkina Faso are also battling movements linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State extremist group in a decade-long conflict in the Sahel …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Attack on Nigerien forces kills 23 soldiers and underscores continued conflict with militants

Associated Press

NIAMEY, Niger — A militant attack on Nigerien forces in a border region near Mali and Burkina Faso killed 23 soldiers, the defense ministry said Friday. Niger, along with neighbors Mali and Burkina Faso, is battling jihadi groups linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group in a decade-long conflict in the Sahel region that is worsening. Until recently, Niger …

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10 months ago

Juntas ruling Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso agree to create a joint force to fight worsening violence

The Independent

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10 months ago

Juntas ruling Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso agree to create a joint force to fight worsening violence

Associated Press

BAMAKO, Mali — A joint security force announced by the juntas ruling Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso to fight the worsening extremist violence in their Sahel region countries faces a number of challenges that cast doubt on its effectiveness, analysts said Thursday. Gen. Moussa Salaou Barmou said in a statement after meeting with his counterparts Wednesday that the joint force …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

Tras pagar una pena por intento de asesinato, una activista inmigrante pide perdón a Newsom

LA Times

Laura Hernández, directora ejecutiva de Freedom for Immigrants, posa para una fotografía en el Centro de Actividades y Bienestar Comunitario de Providence en Wilmington el sábado 4 de noviembre de 2023. Cada vez que Hernández, de 40, se presenta en la corte, ella se encuentra en peligro de la deportación pero asegura que su misión es “ayudar a las personas …

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10 months, 4 weeks ago

West African nations flee quickly from the regional bloc that opposed military takeovers following coups

Firstpost

As its ministers convened to discuss the escalating political strain and division in the region, West African regional bloc said on Thursday that the coup-stricken countries of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger are swiftly abandoning the body without adhering to its exit regulations. The ECOWAS bloc refuted claims made by the juntas of the participating countries that their unprecedented decision …

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11 months ago

After coups, West African nations hurry to leave the regional bloc that opposed military takeovers

Associated Press

ABUJA, Nigeria — The coup-hit nations of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger are in haste to quit West Africa’s regional bloc without following its rules of exit, the body said Thursday as its ministers met to deliberate on growing division and political tension in the region. At the ministerial meeting in the Nigerian capital of Abuja, the bloc known as …

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11 months ago

After coups, West African nations hurry to leave the regional bloc that opposed military takeovers

The Independent

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11 months, 1 week ago

Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso withdraw from West Africa regional bloc ECOWAS as tensions deepen

Associated Press

ABUJA, Nigeria — West African nations Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have withdrawn from the regional economic bloc known as ECOWAS, their respective juntas announced Sunday. The juntas said in a joint statement read on state television in all three countries that they have “decided in complete sovereignty on the immediate withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger from the …

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1 year, 3 months ago

France's withdrawal from Niger could jeopardize counterterrorism operations in the Sahel

The Independent

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1 year, 4 months ago

Mutineers in Gabon appoint a military leader after detaining the president, alleging corruption

LA Times

Mutinous soldiers in Gabon proclaimed their republican guard chief as the country’s leader Wednesday after placing newly reelected President Ali Bongo Ondimba under house arrest, alleging betrayal and massive embezzlement during his longtime rule over the oil-rich African nation. The coup leaders said in an announcement on Gabon’s state TV that Gen. Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema had been “unanimously” designated …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Niger coup leaders refuse to let senior US diplomat meet with nation’s president

Associated Press

NIAMEY, Niger — A senior U.S. diplomat said coup leaders in Niger refused to allow her to meet Monday with the West African country’s democratically elected president, whom she described as under “virtual house arrest.” Acting Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland also described the mutinous officers as unreceptive to U.S. pressure to return the country to civilian rule. She …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Niger coup: Divisions as ECOWAS military threat fails to play out

Al Jazeera

All eyes are on the next move by West African leaders who vowed to attack coup leaders in Niger if they failed to free the detained president and revert back to a democratically elected government. While some observers say the bloc’s hardline stance was prompted by Western allies – the United States and France in particular – ECOWAS’s moves reflect …

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1 year, 5 months ago

The coup in Niger will only embolden extremists, says a former jihadi fighter

Associated Press

NIAMEY, Niger — The coup in Niger could boost the ability of Islamic extremists to recruit in the country, potentially increasing violence and further threatening the stability of Africa’s Sahel region, a former jihadi fighter said in an interview with The Associated Press. Niger’s coup leaders who ousted the country’s president last week have joined counterparts in neighboring Mali and …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Niger crisis deepens as European nations evacuate and coup leaders get support from other juntas

Associated Press

NIAMEY, Niger — A French military transport plane carrying Europeans from Niger arrived in Paris Wednesday, in the first such evacuation flight since mutinous soldiers ousted the country’s democratically elected president nearly a week ago and shut its borders. The West African regional body known as ECOWAS announced travel and economic sanctions against Niger on Sunday and said it could …

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1 year, 5 months ago

As regional bloc threatens invention in Niger, neighboring juntas vow mutual defense

The Independent

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China's top diplomat heads to Africa as West's attention dwindles

Niger junta suspends BBC accusing it of ‘spreading false news’ in coverage of attack

Corte rechaza petición de diversidad de Nasdaq para juntas directivas

Burkina Faso's military leader dissolves government, sacks prime minister

EEUU: Certificación de resultados electorales presidenciales arranca con calma, a diferencia de 2020

Cocina gestionada por mujeres trans es un refugio para la comunidad LGBTQ+ en Ciudad de México

Españoles en Los Ángeles festejan título de Eurocopa y esperan con ansias el Mundial 2026

Terrorism and organized crime rampant in Sahel and spilling into West Africa coastal states, UN says

Nigeria: At least 21 soldiers killed in ambush by 'terrorist group,' ruling junta says

Attack on Nigerien forces kills 23 soldiers and underscores continued conflict with militants

Juntas ruling Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso agree to create a joint force to fight worsening violence

Juntas ruling Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso agree to create a joint force to fight worsening violence

Tras pagar una pena por intento de asesinato, una activista inmigrante pide perdón a Newsom

West African nations flee quickly from the regional bloc that opposed military takeovers following coups

After coups, West African nations hurry to leave the regional bloc that opposed military takeovers

After coups, West African nations hurry to leave the regional bloc that opposed military takeovers

Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso withdraw from West Africa regional bloc ECOWAS as tensions deepen

France's withdrawal from Niger could jeopardize counterterrorism operations in the Sahel

Mutineers in Gabon appoint a military leader after detaining the president, alleging corruption

Niger coup leaders refuse to let senior US diplomat meet with nation’s president

Niger coup: Divisions as ECOWAS military threat fails to play out

The coup in Niger will only embolden extremists, says a former jihadi fighter

Niger crisis deepens as European nations evacuate and coup leaders get support from other juntas

As regional bloc threatens invention in Niger, neighboring juntas vow mutual defense