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Image source, Getty ImagesNiger junta ignored Ecowas directive to restore constitutional order
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has expressed Washington's full support for the West African regional bloc Ecowas in its efforts to restore constitutional order in Niger following the recent military coup.
Ecowas had given the coup leaders in Niamey a seven-day deadline to step down or face military intervention, which expired on Sunday.
On Monday, Ecowas announced it would hold a summit in Nigeria's capital, Abuja, on Thursday to deliberate on the political situation and recent developments in Niger.
Mr Blinken told BBC’s Focus on Africa in an interview that he had been in touch with Niger's deposed president, Mohamed Bazoum, saying it was crucial the democratically elected government be reinstated.
He also accused Russia of taking advantage of the situation in Niger - however, it is important to note that there is no definitive confirmation of Russia's involvement at this stage.
He warned that if Russia’s mercenary group Wagner were to be deployed to Niger, there would be an increase in deaths, destruction, exploitation and rising insecurity.
The US state official also brushed off Russia’s offer to provide free grain to six African countries describing the move as laughable because only 50,000 tonnes would be provided while the now stalled Black Sea Grain deal would have provided 20 million tonnes to low and middle-income countries.
He questioned why Russia had not responded to the UN’s proposal to get the Black Sea grain deal back on track. He said US sanctions exempted Russian wheat, grain and shipping insurance with American banks cleared to facilitate these transactions.
Image source, Getty ImagesLauren James stamped on Michelle Alozie
A tense moment at the Women's World Cup on Monday saw England and Chelsea player Lauren James stamp on Nigeria's Michelle Alozie while she was on the ground.
James was sent off with a red card, and Nigeria later lost the match on penalties which knocked them out the competition.
Since then, according to the Pulse News website, some Nigerian fans of Chelsea football club have been begging their fellow Nigerians to go easy on James.
"Please forgive her, she's only 21 years old, she's just a talented young lady, saddled with a great responsibility," says one, adding, "though I don't support her mistake, as a Chelsea follower I plead on her behalf."
James herself has apologised since the incident, saying to Alozie on social media, "all my love and respect to you - I am sorry for what happened".
Kalkidan Yibeltal
BBC News, Addis Ababa
Image source, AFPClashes between local militia and government rage on (file photo)
Residents in the two biggest cities in Ethiopia’s Amhara region, the state capital Bahir Dar and the historic Gondar, have told the BBC that intense fighting between local militias and government troops has continued on Tuesday as violence shows no sign of abating.
The clashes include the firing of heavy weaponry, according to the residents, raising concerns over the safety of civilians. The state-run radio station in Bahir Dar has stopped transmission, residents said.
Fighting has also continued in the industrial city of Debrebirhan, 130km (80 miles) north of the country’s capital Addis Ababa, where residents reported seeing drones hovering.
Activists linked with the militias claim controlling additional small towns and villages but the BBC has been unable to independently confirm the claims.
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr Tedros Adhanom who is an Ethiopian, has expressed concerns over the ongoing violence.
“Humanitarian access is difficult due to blockage of roads, communication is difficult due to internet suspension,” Dr Tedros wrote on his social media accounts.
Meanwhile arrests are have continued to be reported in Addis Ababa with a journalist among those detained. Bekal Alamirew, the founder of Alpha Media, had also been arrested last year during the Tigray war.
Paul Njie
BBC News, Yaoundé
The remains of five government workers who were kidnapped in Cameroon's restive South-West region in 2021 have been exhumed in a remote village, after a former separatist fighter who recently surrendered to authorities revealed that they had been killed and buried.
He then led security forces to the burial site where their bones were exhumed.
For several hours, security forces combed a forest in the administrative unit of Ndian, and found the grave where the officials were buried. It was difficult to identify them individually, as their bodies had already decomposed.
The local delegates who headed government services in Ndian division were killed in June 2021, after being kidnapped by separatists while on official assignment. For two years, little was known about their whereabouts.
In total, six delegates were kidnapped but reports say one corpse was taken to a neighbouring city in 2021. The remains of the other five have been taken to town for mourning.
Cameroon's two Anglophone regions have been mired in a conflict since 2017, when English-speaking separatist fighters took up arms, demanding a breakaway nation.
They have been accused of gross rights violations, including kidnapping, torture, and killing. Government troops have also been accused of serious abuses and atrocities.
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The world through its media
Image source, AFPMr Zeine served as cabinet director and finance minister from 2001 to 2010
Niger junta leader Gen Abdourahmane Tchiani has named a former finance minister as the new prime minister following the 26 July coup.
Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine replaces Mahamadou Ouhoumoudou, who was in Europe during the coup.
Mr Zeine, reported to be in his 50s, served as cabinet director and finance minister from 2001 until the overthrow of the late former President Mamadou Tandja by the army in 2010.
His appointment was announced in a statement read on state-owned television channel Télé Sahel on Monday night by a junta spokesperson.
Mr Zeine has worked for the African Development Bank in Chad, Ivory Coast and Gabon in recent years, according to the privately-owned ActuNiger news website.
The junta on Monday also appointed Brig Gen Amadou Didilli as the head of the country’s High Authority for Peace Consolidation (HACP) and Brig Gen Abou Tague Mahamadou as the inspector general of the army and the national gendarmerie.
It named Col Ibro Amadou Bachirou the private chief of staff of the junta leader and Lt Col Habibou Assoumane as the commander of the presidential guard.
Nkechi Ogbonna
BBC News, Lagos
Image source, Getty ImagesNiger's junta ignored an Ecowas demand to reinstate ousted President Mohamed Bazoum
Delegations from Mali's and Burkina Faso's military governments have assured Niger’s military coup leaders of their full support in a solidarity visit to Gen Abdourahamane Tchiani in Niamey, the Nigerien capital.
It comes as the regional bloc Ecowas is set to have a summit on Thursday to discuss the next move against Niger's junta.
An Ecowas deadline to reinstate President Mohamed Bazoum by Sunday was ignored by Niger's military leaders. He is still being held captive.
The junta has remained defiant in the face of sanctions and threats from Ecowas, including a military intervention that the bloc said would be a “last option”.
Mali’s military government spokesperson Abdoulaye Maiga on Monday described the Ecowas sanctions on Niger as “illegal, illegitimate and inhumane”.
He said Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have been dealing with the “negative socio-economic, security, political and humanitarian consequences of Nato's hazardous adventure in Libya for over a decade”.
The Mali envoy also encouraged Nigeriens to be “resilient and stoic” through these “difficult times” and assured them of victory and their unwavering support.
Mali and Burkina Faso military leaders last week warned against an Ecowas military intervention in Niger, saying it meant a “declaration of war”.
Mercy Juma
BBC News, Nairobi
Image source, Getty ImagesFelicien Kabuga has been found unfit to stand trial
UN appeal judges have ordered that Rwandan genocide suspect Félicien Kabuga be urgently considered for release and that the war crimes trial against him be indefinitely suspended.
In June, judges at a UN war crimes court ruled Mr Kabuga was unfit to stand trial due to his dementia but suggested alternative procedures should take place.
Now, appeal judges have rejected this suggestion.
According to the judges, the UN war crimes tribunal made “an error of law” in June by deciding that Mr Kabuga should be tried via an alternative simplified procedure despite his state of health.
And now a lower trial chamber has been ordered to work on releasing him.
The businessman and radio station owner, now in his late 80s, was one of the last suspects sought by the tribunal prosecuting crimes committed during the 1994 genocide in Rwanda.
He is accused of spreading hatred through his radio station and motivating the killers who killed more than 800,000 people in just 100 days.
Arrested in Paris in 2020, after two decades on the run, Mr Kabuga pleaded not guilty.
The court has admitted this latest decision will be disappointing for the victims and survivors of the genocide but noted that justice can only be served with full respect for the rights of the accused.
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A Tswana proverb from Botswana sent by Daniel S M Magagula
President Tinubu is facing strong opposition to any deployment of troops to oust Niger's junta.
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That's all for now from the BBC Africa Live team - we'll be back on Tuesday morning.
Until then you can find the latest updates at BBCAfrica.com and listen to the Focus on Africa podcast for stories behind the news.
A reminder of our wise words of the day:
Quote MessageChoosing not to marry during the rainy season is your choice, but dying in the rainy season is God’s choice."
An Oromo proverb from Ethiopia sent by Mehamud Sharif
And we leave you with this picture of a fan, taken ahead of Monday's round-of-16 match at the Women's World Cup between Nigeria and England. Nigeria lost 4-2 on penalties after the game ended 0-0:
Image source, Getty ImagesRichard Kagoe
BBC Focus on Africa podcast, Nairobi
Image source, AFPThe al-Qaeda attack on the US embassy in Nairobi killed more than 200 people
A woman who survived the bombing of the US embassy in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, exactly 25 years ago today, has said that her children have been stigmatised as a result of the injuries she sustained.
More than 200 people died and thousands others were wounded in the al-Qaeda attack in 1998.
"I am a survivor [but] I went blind. My children have suffered stigma because of me being blind. People think it’s a curse and don’t want their children to associate with my mine," Catherine Achieng’ Bwire told the BBC's Focus on Africa podcast.
Catherine was seven months pregnant when the attacked happened. Two months later, her daughter Jean Bahati was worn.
But because of her visual impairment, Catherine has never actually seen Jean despite bringing her up.
"My Mum's dreams were shattered. She was independent, with a job, helping her siblings now she had to depend on people," Jean told the BBC.
On the anniversary of the attack, the Kenyan victims of the bombing in Nairobi renewed calls for compensation from Washington.
A victims' group, urged the US Congress to approve legislation to cover medical expenses and education costs for survivors and their families.
Read about a survivor of the Dar es Salaam bombing that happened on the same day.
Image source, ReutersThe premier of South Africa's Western Cape province is taking legal action to try and end a taxi strike that has brought services to a halt in the city of Cape Town and led to deadly violence.
At least three people have died since the strike began on Thursday last week, the AFP news agency reports quoting the police, who believe that the deaths were related to the industrial action.
Some of Cape Town's roads have been blocked, with access to the city's airport affected.
A new city by-law giving the authorities the power to confiscate vehicles for offences like overloading sparked the strike called by the South African National Taxi Council (Santaco), AFP reports.
Municipal buses were torched and government property targeted in attacks, South African radio station Jacaranda FM reports.
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde held a meeting with Santaco but no progress was made in resolving the problem.
"I am angry that as a result of the strike, residents have been unable to get home to their families or to work, school, shops, clinics, and other critical sites," Mr Winde is quoted by Jacaranda FM as saying.
Santaco has condemned the violence, News24 reports, external.
“It is with great sorrow and regret that we take notice of the violence and destruction of property and the loss of life over the last few days and this morning,” News24 quotes Santaco as saying in a statement.
The organisation accused the authorities of impounding vehicles frivolously, AFP says.
Image source, Rotimi WilliamsRotimi Williams was a successful rice farmer in Nigeria but left because of the insecurity
The charity Save the Children says attacks against farmers in Nigeria by armed groups are threatening to push it into a devastating hunger crisis.
Researchers say armed groups killed more than 120 farmers and kidnapped more than 30 others across Nigeria in the first six months of this year.
The UN estimates more than 25 million Nigerians could face food insecurity this year - due to protracted conflicts and rising prices.
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Richard Hamilton
BBC World Service Newsroom
Image source, EPAWest African's regional bloc Ecowas says it will hold a summit in Nigeria's capital, Abuja, on Thursday to discuss the crisis in Niger following a military coup.
Ecowas had given the coup leaders seven days to reinstate the elected president or face the possibility of military intervention.
However the deadline passed on Sunday with no change to the situation.
A delegation from the military governments of Mali and Burkina Faso Mali is on its way to Niger to express solidarity with the junta.
More on the fallout form Niger's coup:
Thomas Naadi
BBC News, Accra
The Ghana Immigration Service has suspended 27 employees for allegedly committing several offences including running fake recruitment drives and visa fraud.
Three senior officers and 24 junior officers have been asked to stop work temporarily to pave the way for further investigations.
The authorities say the conduct of the employees has brought the immigration service into disrepute and any of the officers found culpable after the probe will be prosecuted.
None of the suspended employees have publicly responded to the allegations.
Last year, the immigration service warned the public against falling prey to fake social media recruitment accounts set up to extort money from gullible individuals, indicating that it was not part of their procedures for hiring employees.