Niger cut ties with another Western actor on Thursday, as it suspended BBC radio for three months after it reported that jihadists had killed 90 Nigerien soldiers on Wednesday, adding the British media outlet to a list of Western media deemed guilty of spreading "erroneous information".
#Africa #Niger #militaryjunta #RFI #Sahel #FRANCE24 #IslamicStateISgroup #IslamicJihad #alQaeda #UKNiger suspends BBC for 'spreading false news' in report on jihadist attackAfter Chadian president Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno on Monday sent security forces in pursuit of the Boko Haram jihadists behind Sunday's attack that killed 40 Chadian soldiers, the landlocked country's government appealed for the international community to "intensify" its support for counter-terrorism measures in the Sahel region.
#Africa #BokoHaram #Chad #MahamatIdrissDéby #France #WagnerGroup #Russia #IdrissDeby #IslamicStateISgroup #counter-terrorism #SahelChad urges international community to boost support after Boko Haram attack
Chad urges international community to boost support after Boko Haram attack
After Chadian president Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno on Monday sent security forces in pursuit of the Boko Haram jihadists behind Sunday's attack that killed 40 Chadian soldiers, the landlocked country's government appealed for the international community to "intensify" its support for counter-terrorism measures in the Sahel region.
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UK recognises 'acts of genocide' against Iraq's Yazidis by IS group
UK recognises 'acts of genocide' against Iraq's Yazidis by IS group
The British government on Tuesday officially acknowledged that the Islamic State group committed "acts of genocide" against the Yazidi people in 2014.
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