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According to a report, Niger suspended exports of uranium and gold to France on Sunday to immediate effect. Reportedly, protestors gathered outside the french embassy in the capital, one saying, “We have uranium, gold, diamonds and oil, and we live like slaves”.

According to reports, France and western allied groups have threatened action if the situation in Niger continues. Reportedly, France have promised to protect their interests in Niger. Uranium is required for nuclear electricity, a very pollutant form of generating electricity. According to a report, the country’s border remains closed at present.

According to a report, Pakistan police suspect islamic state in a bomb attack that killed atleast 44 people. The incident occurred in the north western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region, bordering Afghanistan. Reportedly, police said that the explosion at a rally for the JUI-F, a government coalition party on Sunday afternoon was the work of a suicide bomber who detonated his explosives vest close to the stage where several party leaders were sitting.

Islamic state operate in Afghanistan and are an enemy of the taliban. According to the report, they have accused JUI-F of hypocricy for being an islamic group while supporting hostile governments. Reportedly, the JUI-F leader has softened his political approach in recent years to make alliances with other parties.

According to the report, a spokesman for the party said the bomb was an attempt to remove JUI-F from the field before parliamentary elections, expected later this year. Reportedly, the taliban government in Afghanistan have condemned the attack, while the ttp (Pakistan taliban) said the attack was aimed at setting islamists against each other. According to the report, Sunday’s bombing came hours before a chinese vice president visited Islamabad. Reportedly, in recent months chinese investments have helped Pakistan avoid a default on sovereign payments.

The new military leaders of Niger have asked that there be no military intervention in the country. According to a report, Niger hosted french and u.s. military bases and were seen as key partnèrs in a battle with eastern insurgents in the Sahel region.

There have been former coups in Burkina Faso and Mali. The coup in Burkina Faso has not deterred the insurgency of eastern delegates and according to western figures precipitated more attacks. Ten months after the coup in Mali an attack on a village of eastern insurgents resulted in hundreds of deaths. The rift in african countries and elsewhere such as Israel seems to be a conflict between pro western and pro arab delegations. The truth being both are exploitive.

According to a report, the russian president told reporters in St Petersburg that attacks by Ukraine had significantly intensified but that they had been pushed back with high casualties. Reportedly, Ukraine said that it has had success on one of the front lines in the Donetsk region, taking the village of Staromaiorske near the city of Zaporizhzia, and an intense frontal assault has been launched towards Robotyne in the Zaporizhzia region.

According to the report, Russia has continued to target ukrainian ports and grain infrastructure. Reportedly, more than 60,000 tons of grain has been destroyed in spite of a deal brokered by Turkey for safe passage of grain. According to the report, Ukraine was one of the world’s top suppliers of crops such as sunflower oil, barley, maize and wheat. Reportedly, the russian president who said the west were not keeping their part of the bargain was urged to renew the deal at a summit of african leaders he is hosting. According to the report, he has offered six african countries grain, they are Burkina Faso, Mali, Central African Republic, Zimbabwe, Somalia and Eritrea.

According to a report, General Tchiani has named himself president of Niger following a coup he organised with the assistance of the presidential guard he has been commanding since 2011. Reportedly, the coup leaders have held their first meeting with government officials and have explained that the reasons for the coup were president Bazoum’s policy and the security situation in the country. According to the report, president Tchiani said the country needed to change its course in order to avoid gradual and inevitable demise. Reportedly, the situation on the ground remains relatively calm.

According to reports, a total of 12,600 people were in emergency accommodation in June. Not everyone accesses emergency accommodation so true homelessness figures are unavailable. Reportedly, in the past, people in hostel accommodation were not counted. Rough sleepers are another category unrecognised by government. According to a report, the tánaiste said the problem was availability of accommodation. The standard of accommodation was such that ukrainian refugees opted to live in tents. Many are now living in hotels funded by the government. Some Irish individuals, couples and families have lived in hotels for years.

Reportedly, 5,600 people left Ireland in 2022, 5,400 in 2021. According to a report, the number of people entering the country to the year April 2022 was 120,700.

According to a report, the Irish government has made €1.7 million available to support northern Ireland students who wish to study overseas in Europe as part of the Erasmus scheme. Erasmus+ is the eu’s mobility programme for students. An individual would usually have to apply through their school, work or other organisation.

The programme has a strong focus on social inclusion and promoting young people’s participation in democratic life. Participating countries include eu countries, members of the European economic area and acceding, candidate and potential candidate countries such as North Macedonia, republic of Turkey and Serbia.

According to reports, the wagner group has conducted operations in CAR since late 2018. Reportedly, 1000 mercenaries are protecting the government of Faustine Archange Touadéra who went to university in France. According to reports, wagner is involved in controlling and extracting gold and diamonds, which will help the russian government to weather the international sanctions imposed for their 2021 invasion of Ukraine.

Reportedly, the wars in CAR appear to be battles between pro western and pro eastern alliances and be about the control of gold and diamonds. Led to u.n. involvement.

Anti government delegates have had much support. According to a report, 1.5 million people have fled their homes during the ongoing conflict. The car government may have tried to make a deal with wagner following France’s withdrawal, but wagner appear to be continuing in the same vein of exploitation.

According to a report, Mohamed Bazoum the president of Niger has been confined to his residence following a coup in Africa’s turbulent Sahel region. Reportedly, the u.s. secretary of state has condemned the action, and France has called for a return to former institutions.

According to the report, the landlocked country is one of the world’s poorest, and since an end to official french colonialism in 1960, it has experienced four coups as well as numerous other attempts including two against Mr Bazoum, one of a dwindling group of pro western leaders in the Sahel. Reportedly, coups have also occurred in Mali and Burkina Faso where French troops have been withdrawn. According to the report, u.n. missions in Niger have been suspended.

According to a report, an independent Scotland would adopt an open and inclusive model to citizenship based on the irish model and would seek to rejoin the eu as soon as possible. Reportedly, a new paper on the subject, the 5th in a building a new Scotland series launched by former first minister Nicola Sturgeon was unveiled by current first minister Humza Yousaf on Thursday, amid a developing row over whether its appropriate for the scottish government to spend money on plans to break up the uk. According to the report, Scotland would make it easier for those overseas to apply for scottish citizenship, and there would be a visa category for those with grandparents who are scottish citizens, though anyone with an irish grandparent is entitled to irish citizenship.

Reportedly, the head of the uk civil service said it was unusual and a bit worrying that uk civil servants were supporting scottish ministers pushing for the break up of the uk. According to the report, he told the house of lords constitutional committee that civil servants in Scotland will be issued with new guidance as to whether it is appropriate for them to work on constitutional matters. Reportedly, the first minister said that he was confident of the legal position for producing the independence papers.