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1. Niger: Russia Helped Foil Coup in Niger - - Official

   [Premium Times] In a viral video interview, Viktor Voropaïev, Russian ambassador to Niger, said the Nigerien government requested its assistance in quelling the mutiny which lasted for hours between 28 and 29 August.

2. Kenya: Consumers Warn of Milk Price Squeeze As Formal Supply Falls

   [Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenyan consumers are facing renewed pressure on milk prices after formal-sector milk deliveries declined in June, with the Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK) calling for urgent government measures to prevent further shortages and price increases.

3. Algeria: Algeria Sends Fighter Jets to Niger After a Failed Military Coup

   [Agenzia Fides] Niamey -- Four Su-30 fighter jets, accompanied by an Il-76 transport aircraft and an Il-78 aerial tanker, have been deployed by Algeria to Air Base 101, adjacent to Diori Hamani International Airport in Niamey, following the military uprising that broke out last weekend. This is the first overseas deployment of the Algerian military and demonstrates the importance Algiers attaches to the situation in its southern neighbor. This is probably the most significant geopolitical development to emerge from the attempted

4. Algeria: President Tebboune Orders Penal Code Amendment to Introduce Death Penalty With Immediate Execution

   [Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -- President of the Republic, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces and Minister of National Defence Abdelmadjid Tebboune ordered on Sunday that the Penal Code be amended before September 15 to establish the death penalty with immediate execution for individuals involved in deliberately setting fires.

5. Kenya: Passengers Stranded Amid Airport Staff Strike

   [DW] Airport workers are staging a work slow-down to protest poor working conditions and a lack of support from relevant authorities.