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Nigeria's FM tells FRANCE 24 military option 'still on the table' in Niger

Nigeria currently holds the rotating presidency of ECOWAS. Asked whether Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu was open to negotiating a transition period with the junta in Niger, Tuggar replied that there had been no change in the position of Nigeria and ECOWAS, namely the release of ousted president Mohamed Bazoum and the return of constitutional order. However, he welcomed the mediation efforts undertaken by Algeria, which is proposing a six-month transition period.

No medal for Benue, Sokoto as National Youth Games end

Rugby players battle for medals at the 7th National Youth Games

Domino effect? France quits Niger after Mali and Burkina Faso

West African states have gone quiet on their initial threat to intervene. So what's next for Niger, its people and its president, still under house arrest after being toppled in a putsch that seems more about vested interests than national security? What about the United States, which also has troops stationed there as part of anti-terror efforts in the wider Sahel region?

Gambia v Congo Afcon qualifier to go ahead in Marrakesh despite Morocco earthquake

Follow the latest updates on the Moroccan earthquake here

Motherwell player reveals "scary" experience amid deadly Morocco earthquake while on Uganda international duty

Motherwell defender Bevis Mugabi has spoken of his "scary" experience after being in Morocco when a deadly earthquake hit the country last night, killing more than 600 people and injury over 300.

Ghana, Angola and Tanzania qualify for Africa Cup of Nations finals

CAPE TOWN :Ghana, Angola and Tanzania qualified for January’s African Cup of Nations finals when they finished in the top two of their respective groups on Thursday, leaving only six more places to be decided in the next days for the 24-team tournament in the Ivory Coast.

ECOWAS commissioner says 'not discussing' transition with Niger junta

Musah dismissed reports that ECOWAS chair Bola Tinubu, the Nigerian president, had floated the idea of a nine-month transition to civilian rule in Niger, in the wake of the July 26 coup.

Gabon coup, Prigozhin's legacy, Spanish football scandal, Venice Film Festival

Guess who paid a call on coup leaders who have left their border open with Niger? Russia's Deputy Defence Minister Yunus-bek Yevkurov was in Burkina Faso on Thursday to offer his services to junta leader Ibrahim Traoré. It's the same Yevkurov who was in Libya simultaneously with Yevgeny Prigozhin's final tour of Africa. On that score, the Grey Zone Telegram channel Thursday published images of the late Wagner Group leader.

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Nigeria's FM tells FRANCE 24 military option 'still on the table' in Niger

No medal for Benue, Sokoto as National Youth Games end

Domino effect? France quits Niger after Mali and Burkina Faso

Gambia v Congo Afcon qualifier to go ahead in Marrakesh despite Morocco earthquake

Motherwell player reveals "scary" experience amid deadly Morocco earthquake while on Uganda international duty

Ghana, Angola and Tanzania qualify for Africa Cup of Nations finals

ECOWAS commissioner says 'not discussing' transition with Niger junta

Gabon coup, Prigozhin's legacy, Spanish football scandal, Venice Film Festival