After a Wave of Coups, 3 African Nations Leave Decades-old Alliance
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger accused a regional bloc known as ECOWAS of having double standards in punishing their military ...
ECOWAS pledges to ‘keep door open’ after 3 coup-hit West African nations exit regional bloc
Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the regional bloc known as ECOWAS, the body said Wednesday.
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.
Daily Express6d
The new £299m road that's set to boost economy in one of Africa's poorest countries
The country has one of the lowest road densities in Africa ... recent coup in 2023, the country is again under a military junta. According to a UN report in 2023, Niger is one of the poorest ...
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 ...
Business and Financial Times on MSN9d
Dr Muhammad Dan Suleiman: France still (Con)descends on Africa
French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent remarks about African countries’ "ingratitude" for France’s role in ...
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 ...
Wilson Center10d
Revitalizing Multilateralism in Africa: Positive Advancements in Governance, Trade, and International Engagement
This is evidenced by the pattern of electoral outcomes, progress in intra-Africa trade, and Africa’s enhanced Africa’s voice in the global arena. Building on these gains through sustained collective ...
The Punch Newspapers25d
Africans losing faith in democracy, more coups imminent – Falola
You know the coups that have happened in Niger, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Chad, Mali and Sudan in recent years ... “There are countries in Africa, like Cameroon, where if there is a coup, the ...
The Punch Newspapers on MSN1d
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 ...