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Niger blames Western powers for destabilization campaign
MENAFN
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June 3, 2025
(MENAFN) Niger’s interim president, Abdourahamane Tchiani, has accused Western nations, with a focus on France, of fueling terrorist violence in Niger to force a “new model of governance” against the wishes of the Nigerien people. In an interview...
Niger’s interim leader alleges France supplies weapons to extremists
MENAFN
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June 3, 2025
(MENAFN) Niger’s interim leader, General Abdourahamane Tchiani, has accused Western nations, particularly France, of deliberately contributing to terrorist activity in the country in an effort to force unwanted political changes on its citizens....
THC Therapeutics, Inc. Announces Acquisition of Oregon and California Consortium of Cannabis Companies
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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June 24, 2025
MEDFORD, Ore., June 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- THC Therapeutics, Inc. (“THCT” or the “Company”), (OTC: THCT), a company focused on the emerging and dynamic legal and regulated cannabis industry, announced today that it has acquired all of the...
Russian private military company announces withdrawal from Mali
MENAFN
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June 16, 2025
(MENAFN) Russian private military company (PMC) Wagner Group announced the end of its mission in Mali on Thursday, saying its fighters have completed their objectives and are returning home. Wagner operatives have reportedly been active there...
Niger confiscates gear from French uranium miner
MENAFN
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May 8, 2025
(MENAFN) Niger’s security forces have raided the offices of French state-owned mining company Orano’s subsidiaries, seizing various equipment, including mobile phones, according to Reuters. The raid took place on Monday, May 5, at the company’s...
Niger eliminates French as formal language
MENAFN
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April 23, 2025
(MENAFN) Niger’s transitional government has officially removed French as the national language, replacing it with Hausa under a newly adopted national charter. While French will remain a “working language,” the change marks a symbolic shift away...
Heavy rains cause lethal flooding in Niger
MENAFN
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May 31, 2025
(MENAFN) Heavy rains have caused devastating floods in Niger State, Nigeria, resulting in the deaths of 21 people. The flooding on Thursday submerged approximately 50 homes across two communities, Tiffin Maza and Anguwan Hausawa, in the Mokwa...
Burkina Faso announces UN coordinator ‘persona non grata’
MENAFN
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August 20, 2025
(MENAFN) Burkina Faso has declared United Nations resident coordinator Carol Flore-Smereczniak “persona non grata” following a UN report accusing jihadist groups and national forces of abusing children. The April report documented 2,483 “grave...
Russia Offers Security Support to Sahel Region
MENAFN
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August 17, 2025
(MENAFN) Moscow has expressed its willingness to assist Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger in strengthening their security efforts against terrorism and armed factions that are undermining the Sahel region, according to a statement from the Russian...
France reaffirms identity of national held in Africa over coup plan
MENAFN
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August 19, 2025
(MENAFN) France has confirmed that Yann Vezilier, a French citizen arrested in Mali over an alleged coup plot, is an employee of its embassy in Bamako, but rejected claims that he was involved in any attempt to overthrow the country’s military...
Moscow replies to Ukrainian assault on main oil pipeline to EU
MENAFN
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August 19, 2025
(MENAFN) Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova condemned Ukraine’s strike on the Druzhba pipeline, which halted Russian oil deliveries to Hungary, calling it proof of “the Kiev regime’s limitless malign activities.” Hungarian...
Moscow reaffirms to Sahel nations security backing
MENAFN
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August 16, 2025
(Russia has pledged to assist Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger in combating terrorism and armed groups destabilizing the Sahel, the Russian Defense Ministry announced. The announcement followed the first consultations between Moscow and the member...
France verifies man detained over coup plot in Mali is French
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) France has confirmed that a citizen detained in Mali over an alleged coup plot is an employee of its embassy in Bamako but rejected claims linking him to efforts to overthrow the military-led government, according to reports. Malian...
Nigerian army murders over 100 'bandits' in northwest raid
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) The Nigerian military killed more than 100 members of an armed criminal gang during coordinated air and ground operations in the northwestern state of Zamfara over the weekend, according to a UN-linked conflict monitoring report seen by...
France Denies Allegations After Diplomat’s Arrest in Mali
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) France has verified that a citizen arrested in Mali in connection with an alleged coup attempt is a staff member of its diplomatic mission in Bamako. However, the French authorities have firmly rejected accusations of his involvement in...
Russian nuclear firm to start preparing for Kazakhstan’s first nuclear power plant
MENAFN
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August 10, 2025
(MENAFN) Russian state nuclear company Rosatom has begun engineering surveys to identify the location for Kazakhstan’s first nuclear power facility, in what project leaders describe as a vital step for the nation’s future development. Despite...
Russia starts work on bordering nation’s first nuclear power plant
MENAFN
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August 10, 2025
(MENAFN) Russian state nuclear company Rosatom has begun engineering surveys to select the site for Kazakhstan’s first nuclear power plant, marking a project deemed strategically vital for the country’s future. Despite Western attempts to exclude...
Mali detains allegedly French spy
MENAFN
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August 16, 2025
(MENAFN) Mali has detained a French citizen accused of spying for France’s intelligence services in a scheme to undermine the West African country’s transitional government. Relations between Bamako and Paris have worsened amid accusations that...
Citric Acid Regulators Market Analytical Assessment, Key Drivers, Growth and Opportunities to 2031
EIN Presswire
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February 24, 2025
WILMINGTON, DE, UNITED STATES, February 24, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The global citric acid regulators market size was valued at $1.8 billion in 2021, and is estimated to reach $3.1 billion by 2031, growing at a CAGR of 5.3% from 2022 to 2031....
Global Glucose Oxidase Market Poised for Robust Growth Amid Rising Demand for Clean Label Food Products | FMI
EIN Presswire
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February 4, 2025
Glucose oxidase market is expected to grow as the demand for this enzyme increases across industries like food, pharmaceuticals, food preservation. NEWARK, DE, UNITED STATES, February 4, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The global Glucose Oxidase...