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Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have announced their withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), dealing a hard blow to France and the Algerian regime which is serving the agenda of the former French colonial power in the region. In a joint statement released Sunday, the three Sahel countries said they took […]
Three military-led West African nations have all announced their immediate withdrawal from The Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS), accusing the regional group of falling “under the influence of foreign powers” and becoming a threat to its members. The decision by the coup-born governments in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger to withdraw from ECOWAS […]
US top diplomat Antony J. Blinken announced Tuesday January 23 a pledge of $45 million in funding for security in West Africa, a region reeling with terrorism activities in some of its countries. Blinken made the announcement in Cote d’Ivoire as he met with President Alassane Ouattara in the capital, Abidjan. “Cote d’Ivoire is an […]
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin will hold this January 24 talks with his Chadian counterpart Mahamat Idriss Deby who embarked Tuesday on an official visit to Moscow. Vladimir Putin’s office said on X that talks will focus on the prospects for the development of Russia-Chad relations in various areas, as well as issues on the regional […]
The newly elected presidents of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Felix Tshisekedi and of Liberia, Joseph Boakai, have been sworn in, with both promising to improve living conditions and security in their respective countries. The DRC’s President Tshisekedi has been sworn in following a landslide victory in the highly contested elections in December that […]
Relations between Algiers and Bamako are still strained over Algeria’s continuous “unfriendly acts” and “blatant interference” in Mali’s internal affairs. Diplomatic row between the two countries heightens as Malian authorities exposed once again Algeria dirty tricks and lies at the summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) held over the weekend in Uganda’s capital, Kampala. The […]
Filling the void left by French troops who withdrew from Niger just a couple of weeks ago, the Sahel country and Russia have announced an agreement to develop military cooperation as part of the efforts to stabilize the situation in the region. Russian Deputy Defense Ministers Yunus-Bek Yevkurov and Alexander Fomin met Niger’s junta-appointed Defense […]
Turkey and Burkina Faso have inked several agreements spanning over many areas including health, energy, and education, Anadolu news agency reports, citing Turkish Minister of Health Fahrettin Koca. Koca on X, formerly known as Twitter, said the deals were signed during the third meeting of the joint Economic Committee. “As co-chairmen, we signed the minutes […]
Ibrahim Traore, Burkina Faso’s transitional leader, has announced that the West African country reeling with terror activities has acquired more powerful missiles and other military equipment to help in the fight against terror groups. “We have acquired much more powerful missiles. This is what has been experienced in Djibo. Some are 2, 3, 5, 10 […]
The United States is reportedly seeking to set up military drones bases along the West African coast in an urgent effort to stop the spread of Islamist militants, counter the Chinese influence in the region, and to support the development and democracy of its African allies. Washington is holding preliminary talks with Ghana, Ivory Coast […]