Niger: ICRC ban sends shockwaves and raises questions
Niger has ordered the International Committee of the Red Cross to cease operations, and for its foreign staff to leave the country. The move leaves NGOs throughout West Africa wondering what the ...
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It’s ECOWAS of people, not coup plotters
The Economic Community of West African States announced recently that the three-member nations where coup plotters overthrew elected governments had finally exited the community. Issues related to ...
South Africa’s trade with Sahel military coup regimes is flourishing – That’s not a bad thing
The 1990s brought some positive changes. With the end of the Cold War, dozens of African countries experienced ...
What's ahead for a 50-year-old West African bloc after 3 junta-led countries left the group?
A 50-year-old West Africa regional bloc is facing significant challenges after three junta-led countries — Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso — formally left the group, known as ECOWAS ...
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Sahel States’ Withdrawal from ECOWAS Undermines Accountability
Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger officially left the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on January 29, having ...