RT News - August 17 2023 (17:00 MSK)

Divisions deepen in Niger - as ECOWAS activates its military forces, while the African Union reportedly stands against an intervention. That issue topping the agenda at an ECOWAS meeting on Thursday which is said to have just wrapped-up. At least 55 people are killed and more than a hundred wounded, following several blasts as clashes erupt in the Libyan capital. Exchanges of fire continue between the nation's Special Deterrence Force and the 444th Brigade. Kenyan President, William Ruto, addresses the important role of local authorities while facing climate challenges and other insecurity in Africa. That's as a joint letter, signed by over 400 civil organizations in Africa, calls for the elimination of foreign influence in the continent's climate affairs.