MALI RENAMES COLONIAL FRENCH STREET NAMES. (PHOTO).

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 Mali renames colonial French street names Mali followed Burkina Faso and Niger on Wednesday in renaming streets and squares in its capital to get rid of their French colonial names, AFP reported. Streets bearing the names of members of France's colonial administration have been rebaptised in Bamako, according to a decree by the junta chief. Cedeao Avenue (the French acronym for the Economic Community of West African States or ECOWAS) is also now named after a new strategic confederation that Mali has formed with Burkina Faso and Niger – the Alliance of Sahel States (AES). In all, nearly 25 names have been replaced, among them boulevards, streets, squares and public establishments. Niger and Burkina Faso have already made several changes to street and monument names in the last two years. In October, Niger renamed several historic sites in its capital Niamey which previously bore references to old colonial master France. Mali has been ruled by the military since back-to-back coups ...

MAN ARRESTED FOR ATTEMPTING TO HIJACK MEXICO-BOUND FLIGHT TO THE U. S. (PHOTO).


 Man Arrested for Attempting to Hijack Mexico-Bound Flight to the US


A 31-year-old man was arrested on Sunday after attempting to divert a flight from Mexico to the United States. The Airbus A320, which had departed from Leon, Guanajuato, at 7:17 am local time and was headed for Tijuana, made an emergency landing at Guadalajara International Airport about 45 minutes into the flight.


Authorities stated that the man assaulted a flight attendant and tried to enter the cockpit to reroute the plane. The suspect, traveling with family, claimed his relative had been kidnapped and that he was threatened with death if he continued to Tijuana. Despite the situation, the crew managed to restrain him, and the flight continued to Tijuana after the emergency landing.


The flight was operated by Volaris, and details on the number of passengers were not disclosed. The incident occurred in Guanajuato, a region severely affected by drug cartel violence, including extortion and kidnapping.

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