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Decision comes after junta accused France of plotting to reinstate Mohamed Bazoum
Angelique Chrisafis in Paris, Lisa O’Carroll Brussels and Peter Beaumont
France has said it will immediately begin evacuating its citizens and other Europeans from Niger, days after a junta toppled the president, Mohamed Bazoum, and seized power in the west African country.… Read the rest
KOHIMA, Aug 1 (NEPS): The Nagaland Government directed the In-service government doctors, who are availing Non-Practicing Allowance (NPA) and involved in Private Practice in private hospitals and clinics, to either stop private practice or to forgo their NPA within one month from the date of issue of the Office Memorandum (OM), which was declared during a press conference held at the Secretariat Conference Hall, Kohima, on August 1, 2023.… Read the rest
In a press statement published on Friday, the Security Council members called for the immediate and unconditional release of Niger’s democratically-elected President, Mohammed Bazoum, and underscored the need to protect him, his family and members of his Government.
The members of the Security Council strongly condemned the efforts to unconstitutionally change the legitimate government of the Republic of Niger on 26 July 2023.… Read the rest
Bloc issues ultimatum authorising potential use of force if Mohamed Bazoum is not released within week
A powerful bloc of west African states has suspended ties with Niger after a coup there and authorised the possible use of force if the country’s democratically elected president, Mohamed Bazoum, is not released and reinstated within a week.
Heads of UN peacekeeping forces on Thursday highlighted the work of ‘blue helmets’ in some of the most challenging environments, protecting those in need not only from war and terror but also increasingly from natural disasters and disinformation.
Briefing the Security Council, Lt.