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Sahel Shake-Up: Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger Exit ECOWAS, Cite Threat to Member States

  Military regimes in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have announced their immediate withdrawal from the West African bloc ECOWAS,…

10 months ago

Mali, France suspend issuing visas as row escalates

France and Mali have suspended issuing visas to each other’s citizens in a heightening of a row between the former…

1 year ago

US Blinken warns on Russia’s Wagner taking advantage in Niger

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has warned against Russia’s Wagner mercenaries taking advantage of instability in coup-hit Niger, whose…

1 year ago

Niger junta delegation arrives in Mali capital

General Salifou Mody, one of the officers who seized power in Niger last week, arrived on Wednesday in neighbouring Mali,…

1 year ago

Mali, 7 other African nations barred from hosting world cup ties

Mali, ranked 10th in Africa, are among eight countries that have been barred from hosting 2022 World Cup qualifiers next…

3 years ago

13 Jihadists, 4 Civilians Killed In Niger

At least 13  Boko Haram fighters have been killed in clashes in southeast Niger while 4 civilians have been executed…

3 years ago

Coup: ECOWAS imposes sanctions on Mali

The West Africa bloc ECOWAS has condemned a military putsch in Mali and pledged a range of retaliatory actions, including…

4 years ago

Africa: As COVID-19 devastates health systems, over 6,000 additional children could die a day – UNICEF

An additional 6,000 children under five  could die every day from preventable causes over the next six months as the…

5 years ago

West African nations break off French colonization, name common currency

Eight West African countries Saturday agreed to change the name of their common currency to Eco and severed the CFA…

5 years ago

Terrorists Kill Five Soldiers In Mali

No fewer than five troops were killed in central Mali on Wednesday when their convoy was ambushed by jihadists, the…

5 years ago