The move builds on the entrenched narrative that China is under grave threat from “hostile foreign forces.” Chris Lau reports for CNN. The campaign offers rewards and protection for those who provide information. Ĭhina’s Ministry of State Security, a highly secretive civilian spy agency that oversees intelligence both within China and overseas, launched a public social media campaign to call on “all members of society” to join its fight against espionage. “So all the usual ingredients of destabilization in the Russian-African style.” Noemie Bisserbe, Benoit Faucon and Gabriele Steinhauser reports for the Wall Street Journal. Earlier this week, French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna blamed an attack on the French Embassy on the junta and Russia, “What we saw was an organized, non-spontaneous, violent, extremely dangerous protest, with Molotov cocktails, Russian flags, anti-French slogans copied and pasted from what we can see elsewhere,” she said. Īs France and the United States cut ties with Niger, Russia may extend its relationship with the junta-led country. There are no plans to remove the 1,100 U.S. However, the removal of President Bazoum has not been labeled a coup. The United States has suspended its counterterrorism training with troops in Niger, Pentagon press secretary Brig. Declan Walsh, Elian Peltier, and Dionne Searcey report for the New York Times. The evacuation comes after Burkina Faso and Mali promised to defend Niger’s new military junta in response to the Economic Community of West African States’ threat to intervene unless the ousted president, Mohamed Bazoum, was returned to office. Here’s today’s news.įrance and Italy evacuated European citizens from Niger yesterday as the risk of conflict grows. Signup to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here.Ī curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the past 24 hours.
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