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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Civil Society Lists Implications Of Withdrawal Of Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso From ECOWAS
Says Withdrawal Disrupts Intelligence Sharing, Counterterrorism Efforts ABUJA – Conference of Civil Societies and Centre for Civil-Military Cooperation (CIMICO) has expressed concern over the ...
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Niger: Many Nigeriens welcome withdrawal from ECOWAS with great hopes
Storyline: Many people in Niger have welcomed the country's departure from the Economic Community of West African States ...
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Gowon ‘optimistic’ about ECOWAS future despite exit of Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger
Yakubu Gowon, the only surviving founding father of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), says he is ...
Over 50 people killed in convoy ambush in northeast Mali, sources say
The attackers struck near the village of Kobe, around 30 km (19 miles) from Gao in a region where affiliates of Islamic State ...
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What's ahead for a 50-year-old West African bloc after 3 junta-led countries left the group?
The withdrawal of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso from the bloc — now left with 12 member countries — was the culmination of a yearlong period of talks and diplomatic efforts aimed at trying to ...
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Burkina Faso, Mali & Niger leave ECOWAS, creating access to justice concerns
Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Tuesday that the official withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) raises concerns over access to ...
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Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso withdrawal from ECOWAS takes effect Wednesday
The withdrawal of Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso from the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, takes effect on Wednesday after a year of political tensions, fracturing the region and ...