President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa is planning to bring home 23 nationals trapped in Niger.
This is as the country battles political turmoil, following a coup last month.
Ramaphosa says the situation there is concerning.
At the same time, The Economic Community of West African States has agreed to activate a standby force as a last resort to restore democracy in Niger. The West African Leaders met in Accra, Ghana this week.
They fine-tuned details of a potential military operation to restore ousted President Mohamad Bazoum if ongoing negotiations with coup leaders fail.
-eNCA
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During a sit-down interview in July, Sophie said she had nothing in her bank account, her cars were taken from her and her health was depreciating; she lost weight and people had begun writing her obituary. According to the actress, she locked herself up alone in her house for one year without children and nothing just to seek God’s face. Read More
