ShareBy Aluta News Aug 2, 2023 Defence chiefs from West Africa’s regional bloc ECOWAS will meet in Nigeria’s capital Abuja for two days beginning Wednesday to discuss last week’s coup in Niger, the bloc said in a statement on Tuesday. On Sunday leaders of the Economic Community of West AfricanContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Aug 2, 2023 Former Ivory Coast President Henri Konan Bedie, part of an old guard of politicians who dominated politics in the West African nation for a generation, has died, aged 89, a close relative told Reuters on Tuesday. Bedie served as president from 1993 until hisContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Aug 2, 2023 Former U.S. President Donald Trump was indicted on Tuesday in a Justice Department investigation for his alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. Trump was charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstructionContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Aug 2, 2023 UN food security agencies have warned that South Sudan faces a severe humanitarian crisis unless immediate action and investment are taken to address food insecurity, climate challenges and insecurity. The UN food security agencies – Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO,) World Food Programme (WFP)Continue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Aug 3, 2023 UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed on Tuesday called for urgent efforts to boost climate action, protect biodiversity, promote sustainable food systems, and ensure decent jobs and social protection. Mohammed, who made the call in Brazil said the country – as the next chair ofContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Aug 1, 2023 On their tenth day at sea, the four Nigerian stowaways crossing the Atlantic in a tiny space above the rudder of a cargo ship ran out of food and drink. They survived another four days, according to their account, by drinking the sea waterContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Aug 1, 2023 France will begin evacuating its citizens from Niger, which was taken over by the military in a coup, on Tuesday, the French Foreign Ministry said. It said it would also evacuate other Europeans who wanted to leave the country, a former French colony. AboutContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News July 29, 2023 Russia has signed agreements for military cooperation with over 40 African countries, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Friday in St Petersburg. “For the purposes of bolstering the defence capability of the continent’s countries, we are developing partnership in the military and military-technical spheres,” PutinContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News July 26, 2023 Presidential guards on Wednesday held Niger President Mohamed Bazoum inside his palace in the capital Niamey, but the presidency said the guards had started an “anti-republican” movement “in vain” and that Bazoum was well. In a statement, the presidency said the national army wasContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News July 26, 2023 A coastguard on Wednesday reported that fire blazed on a ship off the Dutch coast with nearly 3,000 vehicles on board, killing one person and injuring several others. The fire began on Tuesday night on the 199-metre Panama-registered Fremantle Highway, which was enContinue Reading
