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Niger’s Military Regime Orders Police to Expel French Ambassador
By Sam Mednick | Associated Press
The mutinous soldiers who ousted Niger’s president more than a month ago gave French Ambassador Sylvain Itte 48 hours to leave the country last week. The deadline expired on August 28 without France recalling Itte.
More from WPR: Niger Was Never the ‘Success Story’ It’s Being Made Out to Be
Gabon Army Officers Say They Have Seized Power After Election in Oil-Rich Country
By Gerauds Wilfried Obangome | Reuters
Military officers in oil-producing Gabon said they had seized power on Wednesday and had put President Ali Bongo under house arrest, after the Central African state's election body announced that he had won a third term.
More from WPR: In Gabon, the Bongo Family Is the State
Uganda Arrests Man on Antigay Charge Punishable by Death
By Emma Bubola | The New York Times
Ugandan prosecutors have lodged charges of “aggravated homosexuality” against a 20-year-old man — a crime punishable by death — in one of the country’s first applications of a provision included in one of the world’s harshest antigay laws.
More from WPR: Uganda’s Escalating LGBT Crackdown Feels Eerily Familiar
Stalled Rebel Peace Process Threatens Congo Elections Buildup
By Michael J. Kavanagh | Bloomberg
Democratic Republic of Congo accused Rwanda and the M23 armed group of delaying a peace process that would allow voters in eastern Congo to participate in December elections.
More from WPR: The M23 Conflict Is Creating a Humanitarian Nightmare in Eastern Congo
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