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Niger coup leaders rebuff diplomatic overtures from AU, ECOWAS

West African leaders expected to meet on Thursday to discuss response to generals who have deposed Niger’s president.

Al Jazeera · Aug 8, 2023

CAR approves constitutional changes allowing president to seek third term

Voters in the Central African Republic overwhelmingly approved a draft constitution paving the way for President Faustin Archange Touadera to seek a third term as president. However NGOs and civil society groups accuse the government of circumventing democracy.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 8, 2023

Niger's neighbors and the UN seek to deescalate tensions with last-minute diplomacy

Nigeriens face deepening uncertainty about whether a regional bloc will follow through on its threat to use military force to try to reinstall ousted President Mohamed Bazoum, nearly two weeks after mutinous soldiers overthrew the democratically elected leader

The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2023

A deadline has arrived for Niger's junta to reinstate the president. Residents brace for what's next

The deadline has arrived for Niger’s military junta to reinstate the country’s ousted president, but the West Africa regional bloc that has threatened a military intervention faces prominent appeals to pursue more peaceful means

The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2023

Niger’s military rulers ask for help from Russian group Wagner

New military government seeks help from Wagner mercenaries against ECOWAS intervention, according to a report.

Al Jazeera · Aug 5, 2023

Niger’s junta rulers ask for help from Russian group Wagner as it faces military intervention threat

An analyst says Niger’s new military junta has asked for help from the Russian mercenary group Wagner as the deadline nears for it to release the country’s ousted president or face possible military intervention by the West African regional bloc

The Independent UK · Aug 5, 2023

‘I don’t live in fear’: Poles defiant as Wagner operates near border

Many in Poland feel the Russian armed group has few options at its disposal to realistically endanger their security.

Al Jazeera · Aug 4, 2023

The perplexing aftermath of the Wagner mutiny shows Putin is more vulnerable than ever

Yevgeny Prigozhin seems largely unscathed, while faith in the Russian president’s invincibility has taken a battering, says Prof Kimberly Marten

The Guardian - UK · Aug 4, 2023

Ukraine-Russia war – live: Kyiv issues warning to Belarus as drone ‘blows hole’ in Russian ship

Strike marks first Ukrainian attack on one of Russia’s main commercial ports

The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2023

In Niger, US seeks to hang on to its last, best counterterrorist outpost in West Africa

As several European countries evacuate Niger following a coup, the Biden administration seems intent on staying

The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2023