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Health Ministry issues Stop Activity and production order for Tapentadol,
Updated : 1 year, 3 months 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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US negotiates troop presence in Niger amid broader discussions surrounding
Updated : 2 years 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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Gambia parliament votes to reverse its landmark ban on Female Genital Muti
Updated : 2 years, 2 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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Sierra Leone declares nationwide curfew after attack on military armoury
Updated : 2 years, 6 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’s military leadership asks French ambassador to leave country
Updated : 2 years, 9 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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ECOWAS orders ‘immediate activation’ of standby force to restore constitut
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
West African leaders on Thursday ordered the "immediate activation" and the "deployment" of a regional standby force to restore constitutional order in the coup-hit Niger, CNN reported.
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Niger Coup leaders accuse French troops of 'destabilising' country
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Coup leaders in Niger have accused French forces of violating the prohibition on using its airspace to 'destabilise' the West African nation, as France promptly rejected the allegations, an Al Jazeera report said.
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"Hope to see President restored to leadership of country:" US on Bazoum's
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Speaking on the current situation in coup-hit Niger and the ouster of the President of the West African nation, Mohamed Bazoum, the United States on Tuesday (local time) said that he is a democratically elected leader and all of the work at present is to see him restored.
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West African nations impose economic, travel sanctions on Niger's coup lea
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Imposing economic and travel sanctions on the Niger milkitary coup leaders on Sunday, the West African nations have threatened to use force if country's President Mohamed Bazoum is not reinstated within a week, reported Al Jazeera.
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Rajnath Singh meets Bangladeshi minister, holds discussion on strengthenin
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The Defence Minister's visit to the West African nation is seen as an important landmark in building the strong bonds of friendship between the two countries.
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IFS Rajesh Ranjan appointed as next Indian envoy to Ivory Coast
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer Dr. Rajesh Ranjan has been appointed as the next Indian Ambassador to Cote d'Ivoire.
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14 troops killed after terrorists attack convoy in Niger
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Niamey [Niger], Dec 27 (ANI): 14 members of the security forces were killed after armed terrorists ambushed their convoy in the West African nation of Niger, country's Interior Ministry announced on Thursday, adding that several assailants were also killed in the incident.
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