Coup: France evacuates its citizens

Following last week's coup in Niger, France began yesterday evening by airlifting civilians, the vast majority of whom are French, its first mass evacuation in the Sahel, where there have been an increasing number of coup d'État since 2020. Shortly after 23:30 GMT, a first plane took off from Niamey in the evening and landed at Paris-Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport, according to a French airport source. French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said that “there are 262 people on board the plane which is an Airbus A330, including a dozen babies.” According to her, “almost all passengers are compatriots”.

Financial Rating: The United States Loses Its Precious AAA

For the first time since 2011, the United States lost its precious AAA rating on Tuesday. The Fitch agency downgraded the grade by a notch, to AA+. In particular, it accuses the repeated political crises on the debt ceiling of having eroded the country's governance

S&P was the first to deprive the United States of “triple A” in 2011, and has not since raised the grade, which has remained at AA+.

Moreover, at this stage, only Moody's still gives the best credit rating to the debt of the world's largest economy.

Justice: Donald Trump indicted for a third time

Yesterday, the former president of the United States was indicted for his attempts to reverse the result of the 2020 presidential election. This is a third resounding criminal indictment of the former president who nevertheless aims to return to the White House. The billionaire could be forced to appear in court during the election campaign next year, if trials are quickly organized

Politics: Tunisian Prime Minister Najla Bouden fired

Prime Minister Najla Bouden was fired shortly before midnight on Tuesday by Tunisian President Kais Saied. She is being replaced by a former senior Central Bank executive, Ahmed Hachani, who was asked by the president to “overcome colossal challenges.” No official explanation has been given but several local media have highlighted President Saied's dissatisfaction with a number of shortages in the country, especially of bread in state-subsidized bakeries.

World Youth Day: The pope is leaving expecting one million young pilgrims from all continents
Pope Francis is flying to Lisbon today to await one million young pilgrims from all continents who are coming to participate in World Youth Day (WJD). This is a major event in a Catholic Church that is in full reflection on its future.

IN A NUTSHELL

The party of Henri Konan Bédié announced Tuesday in a statement the death of the former Ivorian president in a private hospital in Abidjan.

The Economic Community of West African States announced yesterday evening in a statement that the chiefs of staff of the countries of this regional organization are meeting from Wednesday to Friday in Abuja regarding the coup in Niger.

After two delays due to the influx of declarations, the Ministry of the Economy has announced extending the deadline for declaring real estate until August 10 “to allow all owners a serene declaration”.

The French National Olympic and Sports Committee has issued an opinion against keeping FC Sochaux Montbeliard in Ligue 2. This led the club to file for bankruptcy.