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“May God and the spirits of our ancestors bless Gabon” full statement by Gabon military officers announcing ‘end of regime’

Daily Dispatch August 30, 2023

A group of Gabonese officers and soldiers appeared on television Wednesday announcing they were “putting an end to the regime” and cancelling the results of a recent election. Here is a translation from French of the statement, which was read out by one of the officers on the Gabon 24

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Breaking: Wagner Group Founder Yevgeny Prigozhin Among Passengers on Crashed Plane

Daily Dispatch August 23, 2023

The mercenary group leader, who led an attempted coup in June, was on board a business jet that crashed in the Tver Region, Rosaviatsiya confirmed, Daily Beast reports. Wagner Group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin was aboard an Embraer business jet that crashed Wednesday in the Tver Region of Russia, the Russian federal aviation agency Rosaviatsiya confirmed on Wednesday. […]

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Senator arrested for conspiring to steal N6b of students’ scholarships

Daily Dispatch August 18, 2023

A Kenyan senator was on Wednesday arrested for allegedly conspiring to steal $7.6 million in scholarship funds for the country’s students in Finland and Canada. The senator was arrested alongside two former county officials linked to the scholarship scandal. The suspects were dragged through the Kenyan High Court to face 11 count charges but granted […]

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Pilot dies in plane’s washroom with 271 passengers on-board, emergency landing made by co-pilots

Daily Dispatch August 17, 2023

In a shocking incident, a pilot’s sudden death in the bathroom of a Miami to Chile commercial flight with 271 passengers on-board led to a dramatic emergency landing in Panama on August 13, Sunday night. Iván Andaur, 56, the seasoned commander of the LATAM Airlines flight bound for Santiago, experienced a severe cardiac arrest at […]

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Coup : Niger Generals set to prosecute ousted President Bazoum for ‘high treason’

Daily Dispatch August 14, 2023

Niger Republic’s military leaders has vowed to prosecute ousted President Mohamed Bazoum for “high treason” while criticising West African leaders for imposing sanctions on the country. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) imposed sanctions on Niger in response to the coup and has not ruled out using force against the military who toppled […]

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Breaking: Niger Republic junta forms new government

Daily Dispatch August 10, 2023

The junta in Niger Republic, led by Abdourahmane Tchiani has announced the formation of a new government. According to the military leaders in a broadcast on Thursday, the new government is backed by a decree read out on the country’s national television on Thursday. Prime Minister Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine will lead a 21-member government, with generals from […]