Canada suspends direct development assistance to the government of Niger
Canada will suspend direct development assistance to the government of Niger in response to the attempted coup d’état in the West African nation, the federal government said on Saturday. A military junta overthrew Niger's democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum and his government on July…#niger #détat #westafrican #mohamedbazoum #centralafrica #melaniejoly #governmentofniger (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
US Suspends Foreign Aid To Niger As West Africa Bloc Prepares Military Intervention
As Niger's military coup leadership doesn't appear to be going anywhere, and with President Mohamed Bazoum still under detention despite Western calls for his restoration, the United States has begun pausing some…#mohamedbazoum #western #antonyblinken #niger #bazoum #niamey #westafrica #nigeria #afpnewsagency #abuja (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
France backs West African efforts to make Niger coup fail
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Source: Reuters: Health - August 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Striking Nigerian doctors to embark on nationwide protest over unmet demands by country's leader
Striking Nigerian doctors on Saturday said they will embark on a nationwide protest, accusing the country’s newly elected president of ignoring their demands for better pay, better work conditions and payment of owed earnings. The protest, scheduled to start on Wednesday, adds to other challenges…#nigerian #nigeria #bolatinubu #westafrica #niger #innocentorji #ministryofhealth #healthministry #africa #abia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
US Is Pausing Some Foreign Aid Programs in Niger, Blinken Says
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Source: Reuters: Health - August 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Making History
This year, the Department of Defense began renaming military bases that honor the Confederacy. On this week’s On the Media, a former general explains why the reckoning with the myth of the “lost cause” is overdue. Plus, hear how Russian propaganda about the war in Ukraine has been hundreds of…#departmentofdefense #russian #ukraine #tyseidule #nationalcommission #lostcause #africa #nigeria #niger #mikhailzygar (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
African president warns of'opportunity' for Russia as political unrest continues
Niger’s president, in an op-ed published Thursday, raised concerns that the political unrest in his country will present Russia with an opportunity to gain a foothold and advance its interests on the African continent. "With an open invitation from the coup plotters and their regional allies, the…#niger #african #russian #wagnergroup #ukraine #mohamedbazoum #bokoharam #kenya #niamey #amadouabdramane (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Niger's president pleads for help as mutinous soldiers sever French military ties
Niger’s military junta says it is severing military agreements with France, its former colonial ruler, firing some of the previous government’s key ambassadors and warning citizens of the West African nation to watch for foreign armies and spies. A regional delegation’s efforts at negotiation…#niger #westafrican #saharadesert #islamic #mohamedbazoum #bazoum #pentagon #abdourahmanetchiani #niamey #nigeria (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mutinous soldiers in Niger sever military ties with France while president says he's a hostage
Niger’s military junta says it is severing military agreements with France, its former colonial ruler, firing some of the previous government’s key ambassadors and warning citizens of the West African nation to watch for foreign armies and spies. The announcement on state television late Thursday…#niger #westafrican #saharadesert #islamic #mohamedbazoum #bazoum #niamey #nigeria #burkinafaso #antifrench (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Niger Military Junta Says It Has Ended Defense Pacts With France
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Source: Reuters: Health - August 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
West African bloc seeks solution to Niger coup as deadline nears
West African defence chiefs were set to wrap up discussions about possible intervention in Niger on Friday, as mediators from the regional bloc push coup leaders in Niamey to restore constitutional order before an approaching deadline. The military junta in Niger is locked in a standoff with the…#westafrican #niger #niamey #mohamedbazoum #centralafrica #burkinafaso #islamist #alqaeda #islamicstate #westafrica (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
In Niger, US seeks to hang on to its last, best counterterrorist outpost in West Africa
Ten days into a coup in Niger, life has become more challenging for U.S. forces at a counterterrorism base in a region of West Africa known as the world’s epicenter of terrorism. Flights in and out of the country have been curtailed as coup leaders require Americans to seek permission for each…#niger #westafrica #saharadesert #jihadist #wagner #usembassy #statedepartment #matthewmiller #nigerien #mohammedbazoum (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Niger crisis deepens as European nations evacuate and coup leaders get support from other juntas
NIAMEY, Niger -- A French military transport plane carrying Europeans departed Niger on Tuesday in the first such evacuation flight since mutinous soldiers ousted the country’s democratically elected president nearly a week ago and shut its borders. France, Italy and Spain all announced…#niamey #niger #europeans #spain #westafrican #belgians #danish #mohamedbazoum #defenseministry #bazoum (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Why The Niger Coup Has Sparked Concerns About Nuclear Power
When a coup left Niger's democratically elected president detained and rebellious soldiers in charge of the West African nation last week, it also sparked concern about how the supply of uranium to European countries, used to fuel nuclear reactors, might be at risk —those fears materialized Monday…#niger #westafrican #westernafrican #politico #euratomsupplyagency #nigerien #aljazeera #europeancommission #adalbertjahnz #afp (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Do sanctions work?
Economic sanctions have become the go-to response to the misdeeds of rival powers, rogue nations, despots, and evil-doers of all sorts. The coup leaders in Niger are the latest targets, with neighboring West African nations imposing financial penalties and threatening force unless ousted President…#niger #westafrican #mohamedbazoum #ukraine #maldives #isis #ustreasurydepartment #treasurydepartment #vladimirputin #cuba (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
