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Added on the 07/12/2017 16:51:00 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
A new summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) begins in Niamey. The discussions will center on the ongoing situation in Mali, following the 18th August coup d'état. IMAGES
Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara and his Senegalese counterpart Macky Sall are welcomed at Bamako airport by Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta. Five West African heads of state are expected in Mali to try to resolve the socio-political crisis that has gripped the country since June. IMAGES
Images show aircrafts at Beirut airport as Middle East tensions skyrocket following the killings last week of Hezbollah military commander Fuad Shukr in an Israeli strike on a Beirut suburb and of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in a strike on Tehran attributed to Israel. IMAGES
Planes parked on the runway of Ankara Esenboga Airport thought to be involved in a prisoner swap between Russia and Western countries. IMAGES
The East African Community regional force begins its withdrawal from the Democratic Republic of Congo after Kinshasa deemed it ineffective and refused to renew its mandate. IMAGES