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The junta-led countries of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have announced a new joint military force to combat jihadist groups ...
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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was established in 1975 with the aim of promoting economic integration ...
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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At least 10 Nigerien soldiers killed in ambush near Burkina Faso border
AN AMBUSH by a “group of criminals” killed at least 10 Nigerien soldiers near the country’s border with Burkina Faso this week, Niger’s military rulers said on Wednesday.
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Interpol carries out successful West Africa border security operation
An Interpol co-ordinated border security operation in West Africa saw 45 arrests and the seizure of drugs, counterfeit ...
At least 10 soldiers in Niger are killed in an ambush, the army says
Niger’s ruling military junta says that an ambush by a “group of criminals” killed at least 10 Nigerien soldiers near the country’s border with Burkina Faso ...
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Niger: At least 10 soldiers killed in an ambush
An ambush by a "group of criminals" killed at least 10 Nigerien soldiers near the border with Burkina Faso this week, Niger's ...
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At least 10 Nigerien soldiers are killed in an ambush by a group of criminals, the army says
The same month, militants of an Islamic State group affiliate — known as Islamic State Sahel Province — likely shot and killed 21 passengers on a bus in the Arboudji village, near the border with ...