Thousands rally in Sahel states to cheer ECOWAS exit
Thousands of people rallied in the junta-led Sahel states of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali on January 28th in support...
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Alliance of Sahel States discuss exit from ECOWAS
The Alliance of Sahel States are discussing an exit from ECOWAS, the regional political and economic union of fifteen countries...
Junta-led Sahel states meet to discuss exit from regional bloc
Foreign ministers from the Alliance of Sahel States met on January 26th to discuss formalities associated with their departure from...
Junta-led Sahel states ready to deploy new joint armed forces
A joint armed force of 5,000 composed of troops from Junta-led Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali will soon be ready...
Four Moroccan truck drivers kidnaped in Burkina Faso released
Four Moroccan truck drivers who were kidnapped in West Africa over the weekend were released in Niger, reported AP on...
Junta-led Sahel states ready to form joint force
Niger's defence chief said on state television that a joint force of 5,000 troops from the junta-led neighbours Niger, Burkina...
Togo hints at joining the new alliance of Sahel states
Togo’s foreign minister has hinted that Togo may join the new Alliance of Sahel States (AES) as the major geopolitical...
Togo hints at joining the new alliance of Sahel states
Togo's foreign minister has hinted that Togo may join the new Alliance of Sahel States (AES) as the major geopolitical...
Gold miner Barrick Gold threatens to freeze Mali operations
Canadian group Barrick Gold said on January 6th it would freeze operations in Mali if restrictions on gold shipments were...
Macron suggests Sahel countries are ungrateful towards France
French president Emmanuel Macron has caused a stir by suggesting that the Sahel countries that France military intervened in have...
Two jailed for life after 2017 Burkina Faso restaurant attack
Two people have been sentenced to life in prison by a court in Burkina Faso over a deadly attack on...
Burkinsa Faso grants amnesty to those involved in failed 2015 coup
Burkina Faso's ruling junta has passed a new amnesty law in what seems like an attempt to move on from...
Ivory Coast becomes latest country to as French troops to leave
The Ivory Coast became the latest African country to ask French troops leave, following the footsteps of other former French...
Sahel juntas reject regional bloc withdrawal delay
It seems the juntas of Sahel states Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso are determined to forge a new path, rejecting...
Niger: BBC banned for reports undermining “troops’ morale”
Niger has banned the BBC for three months over their coverage of a terrorist attack that allegedly killed over a...
