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9/27/2023 1:47:57 PM
France's ambassador to Niger left the capital Niamey early Wednesday, after weeks of tensions between Paris and the post-coup regime in the West African country who demanded his expulsion.
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9/27/2023 1:09:40 PM
Victor Osimhen's agent has threatened legal action against Napoli after a video was published on the club's official social media mocking the Nigeria striker for missing a penalty in the weekend's goalless draw at Bologna.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Music and dance
9/26/2023 9:38:03 PM
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Africa
9/26/2023 9:34:28 PM
Nigeria's major unions on Tuesday called for a national strike next week in protest at the government's response to tackling the rising cost of living.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
9/26/2023 8:22:09 PM
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World
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Africa
9/25/2023 9:49:08 AM
Niger's military rulers on Sunday welcomed the announcement that France will pull its troops out of the country by the end of the year as "a new step towards sovereignty".
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Africa
9/24/2023 10:05:13 PM
Victor Boniface scored twice as Bayer Leverkusen kept up its strong start to the season with a 4-1 win over Hoffenheim to move level on points with Bayern Munich at the top of the Bundesliga standings on Sunday.
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World
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Africa
9/24/2023 10:01:16 PM
French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday said France is imminently to withdraw its ambassador from Niger, followed by its military contingent in the next months, in the wake of the coup in the west African country that ousted the pro-Paris president.
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Africa
9/24/2023 11:23:35 AM
Mali "will not stand idly by" if foreign governments intervene in neighouring Niger, Bamako's top diplomat warned the United Nations on Saturday, after both countries' juntas joined a mutual defense pact.
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Africa
9/23/2023 10:40:22 AM
Niger's coup leaders accused the head of the United Nations on late Friday of obstructing their participation in the body's General Assembly, saying it was "likely to undermine any effort to end the crisis in our country".
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Africa
9/19/2023 8:40:49 PM
Burkina Faso's transitional legislature on Tuesday approved a law authorising the dispatch of troops to neighbouring Niger, which faces threatened military intervention to restore civilian rule following a coup.
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Africa
9/19/2023 3:23:15 PM
World Cup history makers Morocco will host minnows Eritrea -- 181 places lower in the FIFA rankings -- when they start their quest for a place at the 2026 tournament.
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World
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Africa
9/16/2023 8:46:09 PM
The military leaders of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger on Saturday signed a mutual defence pact, ministerial delegations from the three Sahel countries announced in Mali's capital Bamako.
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World
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Africa
9/15/2023 10:36:16 PM
President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that France's envoy to Niger is living like a hostage in the French embassy and accused military rulers of blocking food deliveries to the mission.
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World
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Africa
9/14/2023 11:53:14 AM
A French official detained in Niger last week has been released, the French government said Thursday. The arrest heightened tensions between France and Niger, where military officers deposed an elected president last month and ordered French officials to leave.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
9/12/2023 8:04:27 PM
recent events in Africa should be approached from another perspective: the struggle for freedom from foreign control over the countries’ natural resources and economic potential.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
9/6/2023 9:59:00 AM
"Whether in Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mali, Niger or Gabon, one key reason behind the popular support for recent coups is that many African peoples have grown frustrated with the status quo and the way the ruling elites have functioned for decades, leading to more poverty, suffering and waves of refugees who would rather die trying to emigrate than stay home, jobless and poor."
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World
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Africa
9/4/2023 9:54:17 PM
Niger's military-appointed prime minister on Monday said he saw hopes of a deal with the West African bloc ECOWAS, which has threatened to use force to restore civilian rule after a coup in July.
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Sports
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Africa
9/2/2023 7:04:48 PM
Nigeria striker Victor Boniface scored in each half to help Bayer Leverkusen to a 5-1 victory over promoted Darmstadt on Saturday, sending his side top of the Bundesliga.
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World
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Africa
9/2/2023 5:33:08 PM
Thousands rallied Saturday in the Niger capital Niamey to demand that former colonial ruler France withdraw its troops as sought by a junta which seized power in June.
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