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"We prioritise diplomatic negotiations and dialogue as the bedrock of our approach," says Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu, who is chairing an emergency summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Abuja. After the coup on July 26, the bloc gave the military leaders a deadline of last Sunday to reinstate President Mohamed Bazoum, who is being held at the presidential palace in Niamey, or face the potential use of force. SOUNDBITE
In a statement broadcast on national television, Niger's military regime, the CNSP (Conseil national pour la sauvegarde de la patrie,) accuses France of having "unilaterally released captured terrorist prisoners". SOUNDBITE
Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan greet African leaders at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing during the China-Africa summit. IMAGES
Two months after the commemoration of the Normandy Landings, French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed several African leaders to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Operation Dragoon, its equivalent in Provence, a little-known but essential episode in the Liberation. IMAGES
Three suspected leaders of a failed coup against Bolivian President Luis Arce arrive at the Chonchocoro high-security prison not far from Bolivia's capital La Paz where the suspected leaders of a failed coup against President Luis Arce. IMAGES