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Hundreds of trucks carrying food and essential supplies arrived in Niamey, Niger, on Tuesday, August 22, 2023, as part of a relief effort to help the people affected by the recent coup. The trucks were dispatched by the United Nations, the African Union, and the European Union. They are carrying a variety of supplies, including food, water, medicine, shelter, and clothing. The relief effort is being coordinated by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). OCHA said that the supplies will be distributed to people in need in Niamey and other affected areas. The coup in Niger took place on August 10, 2023. A group of soldiers led by Colonel Mamadou Djourabé seized power and arrested President Mohamed Bazoum and other government officials. The coup has caused widespread chaos and instability in Niger. The country is already facing a number of challenges, including food insecurity, poverty, and terrorism. The relief effort is a critical step in helping t...

Somalia has banned TikTok and Telegram, two popular social media platforms, over concerns that they are being used to spread "horrific" content and misinformation. The ban was announced on Sunday by the country's Minister of Communications, Jama Hassan Khalif. Khalif said that the platforms were being used by terrorist groups, such as al-Shabab, to spread propaganda and recruit members. He also said that they were being used to spread misinformation about the government and its security forces. "These platforms have changed the lives of Somali youths and have caused some of them to lose their lives," Khalif said in a statement. "We cannot allow these platforms to continue to be used to harm our people." The ban on TikTok and Telegram is the latest in a series of measures taken by the Somali government to crack down on extremism. In recent years, the government has also banned the use of other social media platforms, such as Facebook and Twitter. The ba...