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2 killed as Senegalese police disperse protest over mining jobs

Local Mayor Mahamady Sissoko reported that a police crackdown on a protest demanding mining jobs in southeastern Senegal resulted in at least two fatalities due to gunfire on Monday. In the town of Khossanto, police resorted to force against demonstrators who were protesting changes to local regulations regarding the hiring of unskilled labor by mining

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Reasons behind US pursuit of diplomacy over military in Niger

The military coup that overthrew Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum on July 26 has proven as resolute as it was swift. In the wake of the government’s rapid overthrow, Niger’s military administration has resisted diplomatic overtures from the US, other world powers and regional blocs aimed at restoring the country’s constitutional order, and has actively worked

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