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Niger: Many Nigeriens welcome withdrawal from ECOWAS with great hopes
Storyline: Many people in Niger have welcomed the country's departure from the Economic Community of West African States ...
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Togo’s FM Robert Dussey criticizes international media’s portrayal of Africa
At the Berlin symposium marking the 140th anniversary of the Berlin Conference on Africa, Togolese Foreign Minister Robert Dussey emphasized the need for a "sincere" dialogue between Africa and Europe ...
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Why Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger's New Plan to Tackle Extremist Violence Is Likely to Fail [analysis]
The military-led nations of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger officially withdrew from the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) on January 29. They had announced their intention to leave one ...
The Punch Newspapers11h
It’s ECOWAS of people, not coup plotters
The Economic Community of West African States announced recently that the three-member nations where coup plotters overthrew elected governments had finally exited the community. Issues related to ...
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Tragic Ambush Sheds Light on Sahel Security Crisis
At least 10 soldiers were killed by armed assailants in an ambush in western Nigeria, near Burkina Faso's border. The attack ...
Quincy Herald-Whig15h
At least 10 soldiers in Niger are killed in an ambush, the army says
Niger's ruling junta says that armed assailants in western Niger killed at least 10 soldiers in an ambush on a military unit that had been sent to hunt cattle rustlers ...
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U.S. Aid Freeze Puts Vital Programs at Risk, Especially in West Africa
The Trump administration's decision to suspend American aid to foreign countries for 90 days has caught many African governments off guard. In the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU), ...