{
  "id": 2979290,
  "title": "The Sahel Juntas Open a Parliament in Niamey",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/the-sahel-juntas-open-a-parliament-in-niamey",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T08:05:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Rio Times",
    "slug": "the-rio-times",
    "url": "https://www.riotimesonline.com/aes-confederal-parliament-niamey-2026/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger convene their first joint parliamentary session in Niamey this week. Members were appointed, not elected. The post The Sahel Juntas Open a Parliament in Niamey appeared first on The Rio Times .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}