Three military-run states leave West African bloc - what will change?
Three countries under military rule have officially left West African regional bloc Ecowas, after more than a year of ...
After a Wave of Coups, 3 African Nations Leave Decades-old Alliance
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger accused the bloc of having double standards in punishing their military juntas. Negotiations ...
Forty-five people arrested in Africa in anti-terrorism and drugs stings, says Interpol
Forty-five people have been arrested in west Africa over the past three months in operations targeting drugs trafficking and the financing of terrorism, said global police body Interpol on Thursday.
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West Africa: Thousands Rally As Burkina Faso, Niger, Mali Exit Ecowas
Thousands of people rallied Tuesday in Niger and Burkina Faso in support of the withdrawal of their countries from the ...
West Africa's junta-led nations announce deployment of a joint force as extremist violence spikes
Niger’s defense minister says the junta-led West African countries of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali have created a joint force ...
Rwanda, the West’s ‘Donor Darling,’ Seizes an Opportunity in Congo
A conflict that has raged for decades reached a flashpoint this week when rebels backed by Rwanda marched on a key Congolese ...
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Surviving the Deluge - Stories of Resilience Amidst West and Central Africa's Devastating Floods
Seybata sits cross-legged on a worn blue mat in a sun-dappled compound in Harobanda, a neighbourhood in Niger's capital, Niamey. Her hands deftly stitch a large calico cloth, which she and a friend ...
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Political tensions shake up trade routes in fractured West Africa
Junta-led Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso will officially quit the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on ...