Explosions, sustained gunfire at airport in Niger’s capital

Photo credit: Reuters Explosions and sustained gunfire were heard early on Thursday morning at the airport and military airbase in Niger’s capital, Niamey, witnesses said, in what a security source described as an apparent attack on the facility. The Jerusalem Post reports that there was no immediate claim of responsibility for an attack. A Nigerien government spokesperson did not…

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“My brother hid in a rice sack”

Photo credit: T24 When Antonio Rudiger entered the first fray as a substitute during Germany’s World Cup opener – a 7-1 victory over Curacao at the Houston Stadium – hee knew his karge extended family would be watching on proudly.  BBC reports that the Real Madrid defender’s parents had managed to flee Sierra Leone”s decade-long civil war…

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