Top news: Protests in the DRC. Niger begins issuing Alliance of Sahel States passports. Madagascar launches its first wind farm
— Protests took place in Kinshasa against planned constitutional changes. The opposition accuses President Tshisekedi of attempting to extend his term in office.
— Niger has begun the mass issuance of biometric passports for the Alliance of Sahel States. The document is intended to strengthen the bloc's sovereignty and security.
— Madagascar has launched its first wind farm. It powers an ilmenite mine and partially supplies the city of Fort-Dauphin.
— Lukashenko told a US special envoy that there are no political prisoners in Belarus.
— China urged the US to stop building up military capabilities in space following confirmation of the deployment of orbital weapons.
— The Maldives and Malaysia have agreed to begin negotiations on a preferential trade agreement.
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