After the announcement that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) would hold a meeting in Accra, Ghana, to discuss the Niger crisis, hundreds of Nigerian coup supporters took to the streets in the capital, Niamey. Opposing the West African bloc formed around the French military base near Niamey, the protesters chanted “Down with ECOWAS” and held banners that read “Down with France.” Many protesters waved Russian and Niger flags and chanted their support for the country’s new leader, General Abdourahmane Tchiani.
Miguel Uribe, a 39-year-old Colombian senator and former presidential candidate, has died after being shot in a rally in Bogotá on July 7. The assassination attempt, carried out by a 15-year-old gunman, left Uribe critically injured with two gunshot wounds to the head and one to the leg. Despite undergoing multiple surgeries, Uribe succumbed to complications. His wife, Mara Claudia Tarazona, confirmed his death and thanked him for being a loving father. The 15-year-old suspect, arrested at the scene, denies the charges, and an investigation is ongoing into possible accomplices.
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