French President Emmanuel Macron’s government is in crisis after opposition parties united to defeat a key immigration bill. MPs from the far right, far left and moderate parties voted on…
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Niger: Authorities set deadline for French troops’ withdrawal
Niger’s government has said French soldiers remaining in the country should complete their withdrawal by 22 December. The remaining 157 troops are mainly from teams covering logistics, the junta said…
Ukraine: Mobile network Kyivstar hit by ‘cyber-attack’
Ukraine’s main mobile network, Kyivstar, says it’s been the target of a “powerful hacker attack”. Customers have been left without phone or internet access, while one city’s air raid sirens…
Nigeria: Gunmen abduct Koreans and kill soldiers in ambush
Unidentified gunmen ambushed a convoy of an oil servicing company in Nigeria’s southern Rivers state and kidnapped two South Korean workers and killed four soldiers. The convoy was attacked on…
Yemen: Rebel Houthis hit Norwegian tanker with missile
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels have hit a Norwegian tanker with at least one missile, causing a fire. There were no casualties in the attack. A Houthi spokesman said the MT…
German: Far-right extremists charged with planning violent coup
German prosecutors have charged 27 suspected far-right extremists with planning a violent coup. The suspects are accused of membership of the fringe Reichsbürger – or Citizens of the Reich –…
Uganda: Beef products banned to curb anthrax outbreak
The Ugandan authorities have banned the sale of beef products in an effort to stop an anthrax outbreak spreading from Kyotera district in the central region. At least 17 people…
Sierra Leone: Ex-president a suspect in coup attempt – police
Former Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma has been declared a suspect in the ongoing investigation over last month’s attempted coup. Mr Koroma, who was granted bail on Saturday, has…
Nicaragua: Pageant director quits after treason claims
The director of the Miss Nicaragua beauty pageant, Karen Celebertti, has stepped down 10 days after she was accused of treason. Police said Ms Celebertti had rigged the contest in…
DRC: Authorities sign carbon credit deal covering Congo basin
The Democratic Republic of Congo has signed an agreement with a US company for a carbon credit deal covering the Congo Basin rainforest and peatlands. dClimate, a “climate information and…