Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger announce exit from International Criminal Court
The military-led West African countries Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have announced their withdrawal from the International Criminal Court, denouncing ...
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West African bloc pins hopes on ambitious superhighway from Ivory Coast to Nigeria
West Africa, While faced with this blow to regional unity, is poised to start work on a 1,028km (689 miles) ...
Guinea opposition angry at junta’s extension of transitional rule
Opposition groups in Guinea say they are outraged at an announcement by the junta that the transition to democratic rule ...
Economic hardship and insecurity persist a year after coup in Niger
One year has passed since mutinous soldiers overthrew Niger's president, Mohamed Bazoum. Coup leaders said they deposed the elected government ...
Formation of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES): Can It Impact Regional Economy and Geopolitics?
In thinking about coups in Africa, the motives that inspire the military to do what they do may be broken ...
Niger’s Prime Minister says Benin’s oil export blockade violates accords
Niger's Prime Minister Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine said on Saturday that Benin's blockade of Niger's oil exports, imposed in response ...
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 ...
Indicted Sierra Leone ex-president Koroma flies to Nigeria
Sierra Leone's ex-president Ernest Bai Koroma left the West African country by plane and flew to Nigeria on Friday, two ...
Niger: U.S. says ready to resume cooperation with conditions
On Wednesday in Niamey, the United States announced its readiness to resume cooperation with Niger, on the condition that the ...
Togo opposition demands for negotiations with government ahead of vote, warns of a “constitutional vacuum”
Togo's government said on Monday (Nov. 27) that the next legislative and regional elections would take place "at the latest" ...
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