Senegal’s Faye says all efforts to reintegrate Sahel states into ECOWAS have failed
The three Sahel countries quit the Economic Community of West African States at the beginning of the year, accusing the bloc ...
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Senegal's Faye says has 'done everything' to bring Sahel trio back to ECOWAS
DAKAR, April 5, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye said Friday he had "done everything possible" to ...
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'Cut off': US-backed radio goes off air in rural west Africa
When listeners in northern Nigeria tuned into Voice of America last month, they found music playing in place of their regular ...
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Russia to beef up military aid to junta-led Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso
Russia has agreed to supply arms and military training to a newly established joint force formed by Mali, Niger, and Burkina ...
Niger’s junta frees dozens of former officials detained after 2023 coup, but not Bazoum
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Niger's military junta has freed dozens of former government officials and military officers detained ...
Gabon junta leader Nguema seeks democratic legitimacy in post-coup vote
Gabon's Brice Oligui Nguema will try to ride the advantages of incumbency and a popular crackdown on corruption to make the ...
Niger’s junta frees dozens of former officials and military officers detained after 2023 coup
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Niger's military junta has freed dozens of former government officials and military officers detained after a coup in 2023 as part of what military authorities have described as ...
Guinea sets a date in September for a key referendum that would launch a return to democracy
CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Guinea’s military junta has set Sept. 21 as the date for a long-promised constitutional referendum ...
Junta-ruled Guinea sets referendum for September in potential step to democracy
Guinea's military leader has set September 21, 2025, as the date for a constitutional referendum, according to a decree read ...
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Guinea ex-dictator freed from jail after 2009 massacre pardon: junta
Guinea's ex-dictator Moussa Dadis Camara, jailed for 20 years over a 2009 massacre, was pardoned for "health reasons" by the ...
Burkina Faso junta arrested 3 journalists in latest media crackdown, rights group says
Burkina Faso’s ruling military junta has arrested three prominent journalists, escalating its crackdown on media freedom in the West African country, according to a Human Rights Watch ...