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Biden invites Tinubu for discussion at UNGA

President Bola Tinubu on Saturday advised U.S. Presidential Envoy & Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Ambassador Molly Phee, to ensure that U.S. policy is intentionally collaborative with independent African democracies at a time when they are under assault by anti-democratic forces within and outside of the continent. The President noted that American-backed development finance and multilateral institutions, which…

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Wagner mercenaries must swear allegiance to Russia – Putin

President Vladimir Putin has called on all employees of Wagner and other Russian private military contractors to take an oath of allegiance to the Russian state. The decree applies to anyone participating in military activities in Ukraine, assisting the army and serving in territorial defence units. He signed the decree on Friday, with immediate effect. It comes two days after…

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Niger’s junta invites Mali and Burkina Faso to aid its defense, asks the French ambassador to leave

Niger’s junta authorized troops from neighboring Mali and Burkina Faso to come to its defense and asked the French ambassador to leave the country Friday, raising the stakes in a standoff with other West African nations who are threatening force to reinstate Niger’s democratically elected president. The junta leader, Brig. Gen. Abdrahmane Tchiani, signed two executive orders authorizing the “security…

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Nigerians left destitute after coming to the UK on skilled worker visa only to find there’s no job

Blessing, not her real name, told us she arrived in the UK three months ago. She says she paid someone she calls an “agent” in Nigeria £10,000 to arrange a job as a carer in the UK. But when she got here she found there was no work for her. Her story is part of a wider problem, revealed in…

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Trump surrenders at Fulton County jail in Georgia election case

Former President Donald Trump surrendered Thursday at the Fulton County jail, where he was booked on 13 felony counts related to an alleged scheme to overturn the results of the presidential election in Georgia. His surrender in Georgia marks the fourth time this year the former president has turned himself in after criminal charges were brought against him by federal…

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Saudi Arabia, Iran among six nations invited to join BRICS

Saudi Arabia and Iran are among six countries invited to join BRICS as new members next year, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced on the final day of a summit of the group that considers itself a counterweight to Western powers. The group encompassing five major emerging economies – China, Brazil, South Africa, Russia and India – which makes…

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Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin ‘on board’ crashed Russian plane

Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin was on the passenger list of a plane which crashed in Russia, killing all 10 on board. He was believed to be on board the plane. Earlier, a Wagner-linked Telegram channel Grey Zone reported that the jet was shot down by air defences in Tver region, north of Moscow. Prigozhin led a failed mutiny against the…

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India becomes fourth country to land on the moon, first on the south pole, with Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft

India staked new claim as a national superpower in space on Wednesday, landing its Chandrayaan-3 mission safely on the moon’s unexplored south pole. The Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft launched last month and touched down on the lunar surface around 8:34 a.m. ET. The feat makes India the fourth country – after the then-Soviet Union, the U.S. and China – to land on…

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BRICS leaders weigh expansion criteria with bloc’s future in balance

BRICS leaders were weighing rules for admitting new members to the bloc of developing countries at a summit on Wednesday even as splits over its future direction risked undermining its ambition to give the “Global South” more clout in world affairs. Bloc heavyweights China and Russia – whose President Vladimir Putin is attending the meeting virtually – want to reinforce…

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African Union suspends Niger over coup, prepares sanctions

The African Union (AU) has suspended Niger from all its activities following the military coup there and told its members to avoid any action that might legitimise the junta. The coup last month has caused alarm among Western allies and democratic African states who fear it could allow Islamist groups active in the Sahel region to expand their reach, and…

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