VOA60 Africa: Niger General Declares Himself Leader, Putin Rejects Role Over High Food Prices
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The leaders of Niger's presidential guard that overthrew the government of President Mohamed Bazoum said Friday that any foreign military intervention to reinstate him will lead to a ''massacre'' and ''chaos.'' Earlier, General Abdourahamane Tchiani appeared on state television as president of the transitional council.
At the Russia-Africa Summit, President Vladimir Putin rejected suggestions that Russia's ''special military operation'' in Ukraine is to blame for global high food prices, and instead faulted Western ''policy mistakes,'' as African leaders urged de-escalation of the conflict in Ukraine.
Plus, Kenya president William Ruto meets U.S. Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, Brian Nelson, in Mombasa. Nelson stressed that Moscow's exit from the grain deal will hurt Africa, and more.