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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Many jubilate in Burkina Faso, Niger over exit from ECOWAS
Scores of people on Tuesday rallied in Niger and Burkina Faso in support of the withdrawal of their countries from the ...
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Military governments lead West African trio out of ECOWAS regional bloc
ECOWAS has become a target for military governments that have taken over Burkina, Mali and Niger. The military governments of ...
Why some Ghanaians are fighting in insurgency-hit Burkina Faso
Three Ghanaians have told the BBC of their involvement in the fighting between Islamist insurgents and the military in ...
The Punch Newspapers13d
Minister warns of security, economic fallout of B’Faso, Mali, Niger’s exit
according to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar. Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso formalised their withdrawal from the regional bloc on Wednesday. Tuggar, in an interview in ...
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Thousands Rally In Burkina Faso, Niger To Cheer ECOWAS Exit
The three Sahelian countries teamed up to form a confederation called the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) as they exit ECOWAS Wednesday.
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Thousands rally in Burkina, Mali and Niger to cheer ECOWAS exit
In Burkina Faso, thousands including Prime Minister Rimtalba Jean-Emmanuel Ouedraogo and other members of the government gathered in Ouagadougou's Nation square. "Long live AES, down with ECOWAS ...