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African heads of state arrive for the opening of the anti-poaching Giants Club Summit in Kenya. The regional summit aims to boost awareness of the threat of poaching and push efforts to end trafficking of ivory entirely. It will be followed by the burning of Kenya's stockpile. IMAGES of the arrivals.
African leaders and global policymakers take part in the second day of the Africa Climate Summit in Nairobi, a key event for the continent and COP28, in order to identify a common African vision on climate. The summit aims at showcasing the continent as a destination for investment in efforts to combat global warming. IMAGES
The president of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu, addresses West African heads of state who have gathered in Abuja to hold an extraordinary summit on Niger, following a coup d'état in the country. The summit follows an announcement overnight by Niger's military regime that they had formed a new government. ECOWAS says it has not ruled out military intervention in order to reinstate overthrown president Mohamed Bazoum. "We gather with profound sense of urgency and firm determination" says the president. SOUNDBITE
The heads of West African states gather in Abuja to hold an extraordinary summit on Niger, following a coup d'etat which has established military leaders as the new heads of state. The summit follows an announcement overnight by Niger's military regime that they had formed a new government. ECOWAS says it has not ruled out military intervention in order to reinstate overthrown president Mohamed Bazoum. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes heads of state, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and European Council President Charles Michel for a working dinner at the Elysée Palace, on the sidelines of an international summit for "a new global financial pact". IMAGES