🇬🇳🇳🇪 - Guinean president comments on the situation in Niger.

🇹🇷🇷🇺⚡️- Putin is planning to visit Turkey in the coming days despite the ICC arrest warrant, per Erdogan’s office.

🇳🇬🇳🇪⚡️- Nigeria has cut off electricity to Niger.

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🇳🇬🇳🇪⚡️ - Nigerian plans for an attack on Niger were leaked.

🇺🇸⚡️ - Preston Parra was suspended from X.

🇷🇺🇬🇧⚡️ - The British ambassador to Russia has resigned.

🇺🇸⚡️- The United States Senate has been evacuated following a potential active shooter situation in the building.

🇺🇸⚡️- Capitol Police confirming a "security threat" inside the Senate.

🇺🇸⚡️- Massive police response in Washington DC.

🇺🇸⚡️- Ongoing police evacuation of the nearby Russell Senate Office building.

🇺🇸⚡️- Emergency responders staging near the Capitol.

🇳🇬 Meanwhile in Nigeria, there are reports of low morale and resignations among soldiers after military authorities announced an awaited increase in ration cash allowances for soldiers from N1,000 (about $1.30) to N1,200 ($1.80).

The Nigerian Army frequently dispenses ration allowances in lieu of directly feeding soldiers itself.

Army wage and ration increases have not kept pace with real inflation over the past year, as in many countries around the world.

https://saharareporters.com/2023/08/02/exclusive-more-soldiers-tender-resignation-over-alleged-corruption-low-morale-nigerian

🇺🇸⚡️- Police performing sweeps of the Capitol building with weapons drawn.

🇺🇸⚡️- Spokesperson for the DC Metropolitan Police Hugh Carew has told a Politico reporter that the active shooter call "appears to be a bad call" and "no injuries and no shooter were located."

Capitol police to give a press briefing shortly.

🇺🇸 - A note to our subscribers - the United States Senate is currently not in session.