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Shiv Sena MP Shrikant Shinde becomes 1st Indian MP to address 2 West Afric
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In a significant diplomatic outreach, Shiv Sena MP Shrikant Shinde, leading an all-party Indian parliamentary delegation became the only Indian Member of Parliamentto address two West African parliaments -- the Republic of Sierra Leone and the Republic of Liberia, a statement from Shinde's o
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Health Ministry issues Stop Activity and production order for Tapentadol,
Updated : 1 year ago IST
This concerns the reports of the export of unapproved combination drugs containing Tapentadol and Carisoprodol by the Mumbai-based pharmaceutical company to certain West African nations.
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Mpox virus of West African clade 2 confirmed in isolated patient: Health M
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
According to a statement from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the previously suspected case of Mpox (monkeypox) has been verified as a travel-related infection. Laboratory testing has confirmed the presence of the Mpox virus of West African clade-2 in the patient.
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Prince Harry and Meghan reach Nigeria for a three-day visit
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Their first engagement was hosted at a school in Abuja, Nigeria's capital, where Meghan expressed a heartfelt sentiment to the students, saying, "I see myself in all of you".
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US negotiates troop presence in Niger amid broader discussions surrounding
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Efforts are underway to negotiate the presence of US forces in Niger, amidst broader discussions surrounding the withdrawal of American troops from the West African nation. While a broad withdrawal order has been issued for the majority of the less than 1,000 US troops in Niger, officials
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Directorate of Revenue Intelligence nabs foreign national with cocaine wor
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized 1468 grams of cocaine worth around Rs 15 crore from a Cote D'ivore national, a West African country, after he arrived at Mumbai airport, as per the authorities.
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Gambia parliament votes to reverse its landmark ban on Female Genital Muti
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
Politicians in the West African nation's parliament voted 42 to four to advance the controversial bill, which would repeal a landmark 2015 ban on female genital mutilation (FGM) that made the practice punishable by up to three years in prison.
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Niger suspends military pact with US "with immediate effect"
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
The agreement that allowed US military personnel and civilian defence staff to operate from Niger lost its existence a week after senior US officials, led by Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Molly Phee and US Africa Command head General Michael Langley, visited the West Afric
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Sierra Leone declares nationwide curfew after attack on military armoury
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The authorities in Sierra Leone declared a nationwide curfew on Sunday. This came hours after an unidentified man tried to break into the country's key military armouries and barracks, The New York Times reported.
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Niger coup supporters stages protest in Niamey, calls for French ambassado
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Thousands of people supporting the new military rulers of the West African Country, Niger rallied near a military base housing French soldiers on Saturday, demanding that France withdraw its ambassadors and troops from the country as sought by the new Junta establishment, Al Jazeera reported
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French ambassador will stay in Niger despite pressure to leave: Macron
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
President Emmanuel Macron has said that France’s ambassador to Niger will stay in the Sahel country in spite of the pressure being mounted to leave by the leaders of the recent coup
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Niger’s military leadership asks French ambassador to leave country
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Niger’s military leadership has asked the French ambassador to depart the country. The move further escalates the international crisis in the West African nation after a coup that deposed the democratically elected president, Al Jazeera reported.
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