France will end its military presence in Niger as a result of the coup that removed the democratically elected president. The announcement was a significant. If expected, blow to France’s policy in Africa, with French troops having had to pull out of neighboring Mali and Burkina Faso in recent years after coups there.
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Kenes Rakishev : The President’s Man for All Seasons
Kenes Rakishev is an entrepreneur, philanthropist, former special envoy for Kazakhstan, head of the Kazakh boxing federation, a family man, and most importantly, a man of success. Rakishev is the poster boy of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s “New Kazakhstan” vision for the future and better Kazakhstan.
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US shoots down high-altitude object over Alaska
US President Joe Biden ordered a fighter jet to shoot down an unidentified “high-altitude object” off Alaska. Spokesman John Kirby said the unmanned object was “the size of a small car” and posed a “reasonable threat” to civilian aviation. The object’s purpose and origin was unclear. Mr Kirby said the debris field of the object shot down on Friday was “much, much smaller” than the balloon shot down last Saturday off the coast of South Carolina.
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Volodymyr Zelenskiy tells world leaders to hurry up
In a video address to world leaders at a security conference in Munich in the face of mounting fears that Russia is planning a new offensive, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said that The west needs to hurry up its support for Ukraine as Vladimir Putin will gain a military advantage unless arms deliveries and further sanctions arrive soon.
