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The state’s largest public school district will have to wait until August for its annual accreditation review. The state Board of Education voted Thursday to delay a decision on the district’s status after the state’s schools chief raised concerns.

DAVID RENKE dpa NIAMEY, Niger— The head of the presidential guard in Niger, Gen. Omar Tchiani, has appointed himself president of the National Council and thus the country’s new ruler.

Bloomberg News President Vladimir Putin told African leaders he’s committed to expanding Russia’s role on the continent as he hit out at rival powers for what he said were attempts to impose their rules. “Russia’s focus on Africa is steadily increasing, which is demonstrated by our plans to expand our diplomatic presence in the continent,” Putin said Friday on the second day of the Russia-Africa summit in St.