Mali, Burkina and Niger to launch biometric passports under new alliance
Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger will introduce new biometric passports as part of their withdrawal from a West African bloc ...
Tag: Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
Nigeria and Niger sign security deal, despite rift since coup
Nigeria and Niger have signed a deal to boost their security cooperation, the Nigerian military said on Thursday, despite tensions ...
Senegal PM Ousmane Sonko visits Mali for first time since his election
Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko visited Mali for the first time since his political party came to power in the ...
ECOWAS: Can gentle persuasion win back Mali, Burkina Fas and Niger?
West Africa’s beleaguered regional grouping seems to be changing tack since three of its members announced they were leaving the ...
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 ...
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, ...
Demonstrators support Mali’s ECOWAS exit, sparks regional concerns
Demonstrators flooded the streets of Bamako on Thursday, rallying in support of the Malian junta's decision to withdraw the country ...
What are the chances of success for the new Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger defense alliance?
The Sahel region has been facing a jihadist insurgency since the early 2000s. This situation has triggered many other conflicts in the ...
ECOWAS envoy to Niger says meeting with junta was ‘fruitful’
Nigeria's former military president, Abdulsalami Abubakar, who led a mission from West African regional bloc ECOWAS to Niger to negotiate ...
Ghana opposition warn president on Niger troop plans
Ghanaian opposition lawmakers have raised alarms regarding the proposed Ecowas initiative to potentially employ military intervention in Niger, aimed at ...
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