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According to reports, Niger’s new regime has asked the french ambassador to leave Niger within 48 hours after he ignored an invitation to meet with the foreign minister. Reportedly, Mali and Burkina Faso have said that any use of force by ecowas will be treated as an act of war against their own nations. According to the report, coup organisers have blamed security, the economy and poor governance as a reason to oust the former president.

According to a report, Russia has deleted 42 ukrainian drones near Crimea. Reportedly, Ukraine said its troops landed on Crimea in a special overnight military operation, Ukraine have repeatedly said it aims to take back Crimea which was annexed in 2014.

According to reports, elsewhere Russia has said one of their fighter jets has destroyed a ukrainian military observer vessel near gas production facilities in the Black Sea. Reportedly, russian officials have said they have thwarted a string of ukrainian maritime drones in the Black Sea. According to the report, attacks on both sides in the Black Sea have escalated since Russia pulled out of a deal which allowed the safe export of Ukrainian grain through the trade route. Reportedly, earlier this month ukrainian sea drones attacked the key russian port of Navorossiysk on the Black Sea, damaging a naval ship, the first time a commercial russian port has been a target.

According to a report, the foreign ministers of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali met in Niamey on Thursday to discuss boosting cooperation. Reportedly, General Tiani signed two orders authorising the defence and security forces of Burkina Faso and Mali to intervene on Nigerian territory in the event of an attack.

According to reports, ecowas has rejected the coup leader’s three year plan towards civilian rule. Reportedly, the door to diplomacy with the new regime remains open.

According to reports, the leader of wagner, Yevgeny Progozhin and his right hand man Dimitri Utkin are believed to have been killed when their private plane crashed near Moscow. Reportedly, according to u.s. sources Russia’s intelligence agency fsb were likely behind the crash. Progozhin led a shortlived mutiny against the russian military in June concerning conditions in Ukraine.

According to a report, Wednesday’s crash came on the same day that airforce chief Sergei Suravikin was sacked, he had been known to have good relations with Progozhin. Reportedly, president Putin described him as a talented business man who made serious mistakes.

According to a report, the president of Algeria said he rejects any external military intervention in Niger. Reportedly, he said, in the event of military intervention the whole Sahel will go up in flames.

According to the report, the african union has said that they have decided to suspend the participation of Niger in all activities of the au until there is an effective restoration of constitutional order. Reportedly, all african u.n. states are members of the african union, an objective was to defend the sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence of member nations.

The brics summit began on Monday until Thursday. Reportedly, brics is an acronym for the participant nations Brazil, Russia, India, China and a late addition in 2010, south Africa. According to reports, the president of Russia addressed the summit by video link where he made reference to the economy, particularly grain. He suggested that brics be a trading bloc representing the global majority. Reportedly, the president of China who flew to Johannesburg on Monday didn’t turn up for a business forum on Tuesday, instead his speech which criticised u.s. hegemony was read outby his commerce manager.

According to a report, Russia’s former president Dimiitri Medveded said Russia could formally annex two breakaway regions of neighbouring Georgia. Reportedly, Abkhazia and South Ossettia have been under Moscow control since a conflict between Russia and Georgia over the regions in 2008. According to the report, Russia recognises the regions as independent states while the u.n. recognises them as russian occupied Georgian territories. Reportedly, Mr Medeved suggested that they could formally join Russia, and the move would be pushed forward if Georgia takes steps towards joining nato.

According to reports, Luisa Gonzales has finished first in Ecuador’s general election which has been marred by the assassination of one of the candidates, Fernando Villavicencio on 9 August. Reportedly, prior to his political career Mr Villavicencio was an investigative journalist who spoke out against corruption and violence in Ecuador whose homicide rates have reached unpresidented levels in the last two years.

According to a report, Ms Gonzales the protégé of leftist ex president Rafael Correa has promised to enhance public spending and social programmes. She will meet second place rival Daniel Noboa for a further election on October 15, as neither achieved over 50% of the vote.

According to a report, atleast eleven labourers were killed in an attack in Pakistan’s north western region when an improvised explosive device exploded under their vehicle. Reportedly, the workers were travelling to an army post that was under construction near the Afghan border. According to the report, no group has immediately admitted responsibility.

Reportedly, Pakistan has seen a resurgence of armed groups since last year when a ceasefire between the outlawed group Pakistan taliban (ttp) and the government broke down. According to the report, last month isis-k claimed responsibility for a large blast at a political rally in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bajaur district that killed 63. Reportedly, more than 300 attacks have hit Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province this year with a majority claimed by the ttp. According to the report, the ttp was founded in 2007, it operates independently from the afghan taliban.

According to reports, delegates from ecowas visited Niger on Saturday for talks with coup leaders and to visit the deposed president. Reportedly, the new regime have proposed a three year transition to civilian rule, the details to be decided in 30 days at a dialogue to be hosted by the coup leaders. According to a report, the dialogue would define national priorities and call for fundamental values to guide the rebuilding of Niger.