Jennifer Hauser, Michael Conte and Chris Lau, CNN, Author at newswatchplus.ph https://www.newswatchplus.ph Fri, 05 Jul 2024 13:24:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 /wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cropped-logo-nwp-32x32.png Jennifer Hauser, Michael Conte and Chris Lau, CNN, Author at newswatchplus.ph https://www.newswatchplus.ph 32 32 Niger’s ousted president warns of ‘devastating’ coup impact, growing Russian influence https://www.newswatchplus.ph/2023/08/04/nigers-ousted-president-warns-of-devastating-coup-impact-growing-russian-influence/ Fri, 04 Aug 2023 16:04:07 +0000 https://www.newswatchplus.ph/?p= (CNN) — Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum said Thursday he is being held hostage by the country’s military as he warned in a Washington Post op-ed that the junta’s power grab could have “devastating consequences” for the region, where Russian mercenaries have established a foothold. Bazoum, who was democratically elected two years ago, has been detained

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