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The junta in Niger has ordered its armed forces to go on highest alert, citing an increased threat of attack, according to an internal document issued by its defence chief on Friday that a security source in the country confirmed was authentic.

Niger's military rulers, who seized control of the government in July, have given the French ambassador 48 hours to leave the country, an ultimatum that has been rejected by France's foreign ministry.

A geopolitical struggle for valuable resources such as uranium is behind the wrangling over Niger.

Libya’s stability is at greater risk following recent militia clashes and amid turmoil in neighbouring Sudan and Niger, the country's special UN envoy said Tuesday. 

In recent years, domestic developments in Niger - indeed, across North Africas Sahel region - scarcely attracted attention from the wider world, except in Paris, where French policymakers still took an interest in Francophone Africa. But the military coup in Niger on July 26 has changed everything.

Reports say Wagner mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin was among the 10 killed in a plane crash in Russia.

The war in Ukraine has become globalized, with its effects being felt from Africa to China. The only hope of de-escalation is in a potential diplomatic summit between the U.S. and China this autumn.

The United Nations top official in Libya said that the people of Libya “want to end the successive interim arrangements and have a strong desire for an elected and legitimate leadership to govern the country.” UNIFEED

President Cyril Ramaphosa is “extremely concerned” about what is happening in Niger.

Citizen expectations of governments are not being met by most elected leaders.