As they connect continents, undersea cables for Africa’s internet retrace history and create digital gaps
By Jess Auerbach Jahajeeah* Large parts of west and central Africa, as well as some countries in the south of ...
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A new currency for West Africa is hinted at by Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger; what will it take to succeed?
On 11 February 2024, the head of Niger’s ruling military junta, General Abdourahmane Tiani, spoke of the possible creation of a ...
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger to form joint force to fight jihadist insurgency
Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso will form a joint force to meet the countries' defence and security goals. The announcement ...
Burkina Faso prosecutor says around 170 ‘executed’ in attacks on villages
Around 170 people were "executed" in attacks on three villages in northern Burkina Faso a week ago, a regional prosecutor ...
Free movement in West Africa: three nations quitting Ecowas may confront migration challenges
Ecowas covers a variety of sectors, but migration is a major one. The bloc’s protocols since 1979 have long been ...
Nigeria’s Yakubu Gowon, the last living founding father of ECOWAS calls for its rescue
Former Nigerian head of state, Yakubu Gowon who was one of the founders of the Economic Community of West African ...
Burkina Faso suspends export permits for small-scale gold production
Burkina Faso's military junta has suspended the issuance of export permits for artisanal and semi-mechanised gold and other precious commodities ...
ECOWAS to discuss lifting sanctions on Niger at extraordinary summit
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will hold an extraordinary summit on February 24th, 2024, in Abuja, Nigeria, ...
Quitting Ecowas: ‘Burkina not bound by time limit’ – Transitional government
Together with Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso will leave the sub-regional organisation. The transitional government in Burkina Faso has informed ...
Burkina Faso becomes 2nd African country to include malaria vaccine in immunization program
On February 5th, Burkina Faso became the second country in the African Region to integrate the malaria vaccine into its ...
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