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Nigeria's army orders reshuffle as insecurity grows
Nigeria's army orders reshuffle as insecurity grows
by  AFP

Nigeria's military command has ordered a major reshuffle of senior officers, an army statement said on Friday, as the government faces pressure over the country's growing insecurity. Buhari, a former army commander and military ruler during Nigeria's dictatorship, was first elected partly on his image as a strongman who could tackle Boko Haram jihadists.

Macron counts on Saudi prince to 'ease' Ukraine war effects
Macron counts on Saudi prince to 'ease' Ukraine war effects
by  AFP

French leader Emmanuel Macron and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman agreed to work "to ease the effects" of the Ukraine war, Macron's office said Friday, after talks in Paris that marked the full diplomatic rehabilitation of the Saudi leader.

Norwegian woman summits ninth mountain in pursuit of 'super peaks' record
Norwegian woman summits ninth mountain in pursuit of 'super peaks' record
by  AFP

A Norwegian woman remains on course to climb the world's 14 "super peaks" in the shortest time ever, her Instagram account said, after she summitted Pakistan's Broad Peak, the ninth mountain on her quest. Pakistan is home to five of the world's 14 super peaks -- those over 8,000 metres (26,246 feet).

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