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ECOWAS officially withdraws Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) officially recognised the withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger ...
Chad officials say French troops have finally left after 70 years’ presence
Chad's President Field Marshal Mahamat Idriss Deby says this week’s departure of the last French troops from the central ...
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Tax hikes and tension: Battle over West Africa’s mining wealth
Across the West African Economic and Monetary Union, governments are tightening mining regulations to boost revenue for development. But as Côte d’Ivoire, Mali and Burkina Faso push reforms, investor ...
A French journalist recounts 711 days of captivity as a hostage of Islamic extremists in Mali
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — For a foreign correspondent in Mali, the assignment seemed like a dream: as Islamic extremists upended the region, Olivier Dubois, a French journalist, secured a rare interview ...
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Ecowas leaves ‘doors open’ as exit of Junta-led nations takes effect
The military leaders of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have posed a major challenge to the ...
Analysts consider ramifications of ECOWAS members’ exit
Junta-led Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso officially quit West African bloc after more than a year of diplomatic tensions ...
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Implications of conflict on vaccination in the Sahel region
The Sahel region is a geographical belt in Africa that stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea, between the Sahara ...
After a Wave of Coups, 3 African Nations Leave Decades-old Alliance
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger accused a regional bloc known as ECOWAS of having double standards in punishing their military ...