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Niger raises bus-ambush toll to 12 as Agadez holds emergency security meeting
Authorities buried victims and reviewed regional security on 21 October after gunmen attacked two passenger buses north of Agadez. (actuniger.com)
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Burkina Faso’s legislature votes to restore the death penalty
A unanimously adopted criminal code reverses the country’s 2018 abolition of capital punishment and substantially toughens other penalties. (m.aa.com.tr)
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Ménaka massacre remains a major unresolved security story in eastern Mali
A transitional legislator reported 48 deaths; responsibility remains unclaimed. (apnews.com)
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Chad presents four Miski suspects as opposition demands an end to hostilities
Prosecutors announced a judicial development in the Tibesti crisis, while opposition parties urged mediation and implementation of an earlier peace agreement. (journaldutchad.com)
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Niger’s ministers confront fuel-distribution failures as queues persist
The petroleum minister said stocks were available and demanded timely deliveries after visiting SONIDEP’s Sorey depot on 21 October. (anp.ne)
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Four Malian political and civil-society figures remanded after months of investigation
Reporting on 21 October identified four men placed under judicial detention orders the previous day in a cybercrime-related investigation. (mali24.info)
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Chad reinforces Salamat after farmer–herder violence kills at least 12
Newly published accounts describe military reinforcement and mediation following deadly clashes over a livestock-transit route. (journaldutchad.com)
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Niger reviews Rosatom uranium cooperation as contested Somaïr stockpile sits in Niamey
Niger's Mines Minister met Uranium One and TENEX officials to review an existing memorandum, days after accusing France of sabotage at the UN, with roughly 1,000 tonnes of disputed uranium still offered for sale.
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Four years after his coup, Traoré floats plan to reserve certain imports to the Burkinabè state
France 24, La Croix and Benin Web TV retrospectives mark Ibrahim Traoré's fourth anniversary in power, days after he told reporters the state could take over importing certain goods via the agency FasoYaar.
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