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Niger’s junta invites Mali and Burkina Faso to aid its defense, asks French ambassador to leave

Por: Portland Press Herald World August 26, 2023

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A seamster makes a Russian flag in Niamey, Niger on Thursday. Since the coup, Nigeriens have been waving Russian and Wagner flags at protests, fastening them to car windows, and selling them in the streets. Sam Mednick/Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria — Niger’s junta authorized troops from neighboring Mali and Burkina Faso to come to its defense and asked the French ambassador to leave the country Friday, raising the stakes in a standoff with... + full article



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