WORLD NEWS FROM WEB3TEECH.BLOGSPOT.COM ON AUGUST 5TH 2023
Here are the top stories from around the world on August 5th 2023:
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6. US and China Hold High-Level Talks: Senior officials from the United States and China have engaged in a series of discussions to address various contentious issues including trade cybersecurity and human rights. The talks aim to foster better understanding and find common ground in areas of disagreement potentially reducing tensions between the two global powers.
West African military leaders agree action over Niger coup
Top military leaders from several West African countries have agreed a plan for a possible intervention in Niger as a deadline approaches for the country's junta to restore civilian rule.
It follows an extraordinary summit of the regional bloc ECOWAS in Nigeria's capital Abuja.
Nigeria, which currently chairs ECOWAS, is taking a hard line against coup plotters after the military takeover in Niger; the latest to hit Africa's Sahel region since 2020. "We are determined to stop it, but ECOWAS is not going to tell the coup plotters when and where we are going to strike," added Musah.
The military-ruled governments in neighbouring Mali and Burkina Faso have said an intervention in Niger would be tantamount to a declaration of war against them.