Analysts consider ramifications of ECOWAS members’ exit
Junta-led Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso officially quit West African bloc after more than a year of diplomatic tensions ...
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ECOWAS: Niger, Mali, B’Faso exit may worsen Sahel insurgency, ex-envoys warn
Former diplomats on Thursday warned that the withdrawal of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso from the Economic Community of West ...
Niger first African state to eradicate river blindness: WHO
Niger has become the first African country to eliminate river blindness, a parasitic disease that is the second-leading cause of blindness in the world, the WHO said Thursday.
The Nation Newspaper2h
Exit of B/Faso, Mali, Niger from ECOWAS poses threat, says Tuggar
Foreign Affairs Minister Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar yesterday gave insight to the consequences of the exit of Burkina Faso, Mali ...
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Niger First in Africa to Eradicate River Blindness
The World Health Organization (WHO) congratulates Niger for having met the criteria for onchocerciasis elimination, making it ...
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Niger is First African Country to Eliminate Blinding Onchocerciasis Disease - WHO
The World Health Organization said Thursday that Niger met the criteria for the elimination of onchocerciasis, a cause of blindness, making it the fifth country globally and the first country in ...
Three military-run states leave West African bloc – what will change?
Three countries under military rule have officially left West African regional bloc Ecowas, after more than a year of diplomatic tensions. The withdrawal of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger is a huge blow ...
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Ecowas Initiates Post-Exit Dialogue With Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has initiated the post-exit dialogue with Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, which will determine the new relationship between the rest of the region ...
The East African on MSN6h
Ecowas leaves ‘doors open’ as exit of Junta-led nations takes effect
The military leaders of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have posed a major challenge to the bloc’s unity, refusing to heed its call for a transition to civilian rule.
The Punch on MSN23h
ECOWAS panel to determine future ties with Niger, Mali, B’Faso
The Economic Community of West African States announced on Wednesday it had set up a committee to determine the modalities for future relationship with Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger. Wednesday marked ...
Nigerian Tribune on MSN7h
Renewed Boko Haram attacks and foreign mercenaries
THE renewed attacks by armed bandit groups and the intensified violence by Boko Haram and the Islamic State of West Africa leave civilians in North-East ...
Forty-five people arrested in Africa in anti-terrorism and drugs stings, says Interpol
PARIS - Forty-five people have been arrested in west Africa over the past three months in operations targeting drugs trafficking and the financing of terrorism, said global police body Interpol on ...