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West Africa bloc offers junta-led states six months to rethink exit
ABUJA - Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger will have a six-month grace period after their scheduled exit from West Africa's main political and...
Dec 17, 20242 min read
Analysis-West Africa becomes global terrorism hotspot as Western forces leave
DAKAR - Having slipped undetected into Mali's capital weeks ago, the jihadis struck just before dawn prayers. They killed dozens of...
Sep 24, 20245 min read
After Burkina Faso massacre, outcry grows over junta's silence
OUAGADOUGOU - One of the worst massacres in Burkina Faso's history has provoked a fierce public outcry from victims' relatives and...
Sep 5, 20243 min read
'I saw horrible things': Burkina Faso massacre survivor describes bloodshed in trenches
OUAGADOUGOU - A woman who survived the massacre of hundreds of villagers in central Burkina Faso described the horror of searching...
Aug 31, 20243 min read
West African bloc says it risks disintegration if junta-led states leave
ABUJA - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said on Sunday the region risked disintegration and worsening insecurity...
Jul 8, 20241 min read
Junta-led Sahel states rule out return to West African economic bloc
NIAMEY - Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso, three military-led West African states, signed a confederation treaty on Saturday, underscoring...
Jul 8, 20242 min read
US military looks for West Africa 'Plan B' after Niger ousting
GABORONE - The top U.S. general is making a rare trip to Africa to discuss ways to preserve some of the U.S. presence in West Africa...
Jun 24, 20243 min read
Chad vote counting begins after tense first Sahel presidential poll since coups
N'DJAMENA -Chad deployed dozens of security forces in the capital amid rising tensions on Monday as polls closed and vote counting began...
May 7, 20243 min read
Chad prepares to vote in a coup-hit region, wary allies look on
N'DJAMENA - Chad will hold presidential elections on Monday, making it the first in a string of coup-hit states across Central and West...
May 4, 20243 min read
Faye sworn in as Senegal president, cites 'profound desire for change'
DAKAR - Senegal's once jailed opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye was sworn in on Tuesday as the West African nation's fifth...
Apr 4, 20242 min read
Islamic state claims responsibility for attack on Niger army that killed dozens
CAIRO - The Islamic State on Saturday claimed responsibility for an attack on Niger's army that it said had killed 30 soldiers on...
Mar 25, 20241 min read
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