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A Leader of Niger’s Coup Visits Mali, Raising Fears of a Wagner Alliance
By Elian Peltier | The New York Times
A week after a military overthrow of Niger’s elected president, a coup leader and other officers flew to neighboring Mali on Wednesday to meet with its rulers, raising concerns that a key Western ally could grow closer to military leaders in Mali who partner with the Kremlin-backed Wagner private military company.
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Labor Unions Across Nigeria Protest Against Soaring Cost of Living Under New President
By Chinedu Asadu | Associated Press
Labor unions marched across Nigeria on Wednesday to protest the soaring cost of living under the West African nation’s new president, with calls for the government to improve social welfare interventions to reduce hardship.
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Deadly Protests in Senegal as Opposition Party Is Dissolved and Leader Detained
By Elian Peltier and Dionne Searcey | The New York Times
Senegal’s government has dissolved the country’s main opposition party and detained its leader on charges of fomenting insurrection, setting off a new round of protests in which two people were killed on Monday.
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Niger Crisis Deepens as France Plans Evacuation and Coup Leaders Get Support From Neighboring Juntas
By Sam Mednick| Associated Press
France prepared to evacuate French and European nationals from Niger on Tuesday, telling them to carry no more than a small bag, after a military coup there won backing from three other West African nations ruled by mutinous soldiers. The military governments of Mali and Burkina Faso said that “any military intervention against Niger will be considered as a declaration of war against Burkina Faso and Mali.”
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