Optimism grows as Niger holds convention on transition plans
Niger is set to hold a national convention to map out its long-awaited political transition following the July 2023 coup that ...
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ECOWAS: Niger, Mali, B’Faso exit may worsen Sahel insurgency, ex-envoys warn
Former diplomats on Thursday warned that the withdrawal of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso from the Economic Community of West African States could undermine regional stability, potentially escalating ...
Why Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger’s new plan to tackle extremist violence is likely to fail
The junta-led countries of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have announced a new joint military force to combat jihadist groups ...
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We’re brothers, return to ECOWAS – Nigeria’s defence chief tells Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso
Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, Christopher Musa, on Wednesday charged Niger Republic, Burkina Faso, and Mali to rescind their decision to quit the Economic Community of West African ...
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Nigeria says Niger's accusations are "baseless" and "false". Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger will leave the Ecowas group in January but have six months to return. The road could breathe new life into ...
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ECOWAS pledges to 'keep door open' after 3 coup-hit West African nations exit regional bloc
ABUJA, Nigeria — The junta-led West African nations of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the regional bloc known as ECOWAS, the body said Wednesday. The previously ...
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Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger Formally Exit ECOWAS
(MENAFN- IANS) Abuja, Jan 30 (IANS) The memberships of the three West African countries of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have been formally withdrawn from the 15-member Economic Community of West ...
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3 coup-hit West African nations formally leave ECOWAS in an unprecedented disintegration
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Thousands rally in Burkina, Mali and Niger to cheer ECOWAS exit
Niamey (Niger) (AFP) – Thousands of people rallied in junta-led Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali on Tuesday to back ... such as Benin, Nigeria and Ivory Coast. "On January 28, 2024 we announced ...
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Mali: Why Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger's New Plan to Tackle Extremist Violence Is Likely to Fail
The military-led nations of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger ... under further strain. Niger's military leader, Brig Gen Abdourahmane Tchiani, for instance, has accused Nigeria of colluding with ...
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ECOWAS pledges to ‘keep door open’ after 3 coup-hit West African nations exit regional bloc
The junta-led West African nations of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally ... ECOWAS president Omar Alieu Touray told reporters in Nigeria’s capital Abuja that despite the split, the ...