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AES Countries Face Significant Consequences After Leaving ECOWAS – Tuggar
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar has expressed the fear that the withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) ...
The Africa Report3h
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 ...
Stella Dimoko Korkus' BLOG3h
ECOWAS Officially Announces The Withdrawal Of Burkina Faso, Mali, And Niger From The Organisation
The three countries, led by military governments, cited ECOWAS's alleged alignment with former colonial powers and failure to ...
Al Jazeera English4h
With France’s military influence in Africa gone, can it rely on soft power?
As countries continue to pivot from France, Paris too has begun implementing a new Africa strategy launched in late 2024: There are plans to permanently reduce troop presence in countries that have ...
A French journalist recounts 711 days of captivity as a hostage of Islamic extremists in Mali
Olivier Dubois, a French journalist, was kidnapped by JNIM, a branch of al-Qaida in Africa's Sahel region, while on his way ...
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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 ...
Ghana News Agency (GNA) on MSN23h
Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso leave West Africa regional bloc ECOWAS
The Sahel states of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, are officially leaving the regional economic bloc ECOWAS on Wednesday, after 50 years.The withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African ...