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Few Malians Support Women's Autonomy in Decisions About Marriage and Childbearing
[Afrobarometer] Majorities endorse teaching sexuality education and keeping pregnant girls in school.
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Failed Coup - Niger Blames France, Neighbouring Countries, Threatens International Action
[Premium Times] France has denied this allegation, describing it as "pure fiction."
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Niger blames France for inciting failed mutiny, Paris denies involvement
Niger has blamed France for inciting last week’s failed military mutiny, according to a government statement read on television on Friday. Paris has denied any involvement in the attack....
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Nigeria Denies Backing Failed Niger Coup
[Premium Times] The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs said the ministry's attention had been drawn to "false and mischievous claims" suggesting that the failed coup had the support of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and, by implication, the endorsement ...
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Nigeria Denies Backing Military Coup in Niger Republic
[Daily Trust] The Nigerian government has denied the allegation that it supported the attempted coup in Niger Republic.
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Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali's Exit From Ecowas Created Regional Crisis - Presidency
[Daily Trust] The Presidency, on Thursday, explained that the withdrawal of some West African countries from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in 2023 blunted key regional integration protocols....
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Prominent Niger Journalist Feared Forcibly Disappeared
[HRW] Moussa Kaka Went Missing After Leaving Radio Station
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Former RFI Journalist Disappears in Niger After Attempted Coup
[RFI] Reporters Without Borders has called for an investigation into the disappearance of Moussa Kaka, the director of a television station in Niger and a former correspondent for Radio France International, days after a failed coup in the country....
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Pullout of Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali From Ecowas Blunted Integration Protocols - - Dare
[Leadership] The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Public Communications, Sunday Dare, has said the withdrawal of some West African countries from the Economic Community of West African States in 2023, blunted key regional integration protocols, particularly t...
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Senegal mother turns grief into a fight for missing migrants
Boye founded the Collective of Victims of Irregular Migration in Senegal in 2020. The group now supports more than a hundred women, while working with organisations including the Red Cross to trace missing migrants...