World in brief: March 18, 2025
Policemen watch as vehicles are torched during communal clashes sparked by protests demanding removal of the tomb of 17th-century Muslim Mughal ruler Aurangzeb in Nagpur, India, Monday, March 17, 2025
NIGER: The country is to leave the global group of French speaking nations, its military leadership announced on Monday.
Niger had been suspended from the 88-member Organisation Internationale de la Francophone since the coup that ousted Mohamed Bazoum in July 2023.
Niger has prioritised forging closer ties with neighbours Burkina Faso and Mali.
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