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Niger’s Junta Warns Against Military Intervention, Vows Return To Civilian Rule Within 3 Years

  • August 20, 2023

Almost a month after generals deposed Niger’s elected president, the political crisis hasn’t been resolved. The Coup leader and head of the ruling National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland (CNSP) addressed the nation on Saturday (Aug. 19) and warned regional countries of any military intervention. On Friday (Aug. 18), the ECOWAS commissioner for […]

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Trump Seeks 2026 Trial Date In Federal Election Case

  • August 18, 2023

Lawyers for former President Donald Trump asked on Thursday for an April 2026 trial date in a Washington federal court, where he is charged with illegally trying to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss. That would mean the trial would start after the November 2024 election. Special counsel Jack Smith asked last week for a […]

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Niger Coup Is Doomed To “Failure” – Nicolas Sarkozy

  • August 17, 2023

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Wednesday predicted the “certain” failure of the perpetrators of the coup in Niger, believing that it was the “long-term” maintenance of French military forces in the Sahel that provoked anti-French. “The problem is deep and in reality insoluble because it is that of the prolonged presence of our army […]