West Africa | AP News
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari is making a big bet to revive the West African nation’s economy and end its security woes with a record 20.5 trillion naira ($47.3 billion) proposed expenditure plan presented lawmakers in the capital city of Abuja on Friday.
Terrorism and organized crime rampant in Sahel and spilling into West …
Jul 13, 2024 · UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Terrorism and organized crime by violent extremist groups linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State are a “pervasive threat” in Africa’s volatile Sahel region and are spilling over to West Africa’s coastal countries, the …
Why West Africa is now the world's terrorism hotspot | Reuters
Sep 24, 2024 · The Sept. 17 attack was the most brazen since 2016 in a capital city in the Sahel, a vast arid region stretching across sub-Saharan Africa south of the Sahara Desert.
West Africa bloc lifts coup sanctions on Niger in a new push for ...
Feb 24, 2024 · West Africa’s regional bloc known as ECOWAS has lifted travel, commercial and economic sanctions imposed on Niger which were aimed at reversing the coup staged in the country last year.
West Africa’s ‘coup belt’: Did Mali’s 2020 army takeover change …
Aug 27, 2024 · Tinubu convened an extraordinary meeting of West African leaders immediately after the Niger coup. ECOWAS suspended Niger, shut its borders, cut electricity and demanded that Bazoum be...
Soccer stadium stampede in Guinea kills at least 56 people ... - CBS News
1 day ago · The military rulers of the West African nation of Guinea say at least 56 people were killed in a stampede sparked by clashing fans at a soccer match.
Over 1,800 ‘terrorist attacks’ in West Africa in 2023: ECOWAS
Jul 26, 2023 · West Africa recorded more than 1,800 attacks in the first six months of the year resulting in nearly 4,600 deaths with dire humanitarian consequences, which according to a top regional...
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West African leaders to meet on Niger after junta defies deadline
Aug 7, 2023 · West African leaders scheduled a summit for Thursday to discuss the Niger junta's rejection of an ultimatum to reinstate the ousted president, as the United States sent a top official to Niamey...
Niger coup: West African leaders threaten military intervention - BBC
Jul 30, 2023 · West African leaders have threatened military action against Niger's junta after it took power in a coup last week. The leaders gave the junta seven days to reinstate President Mohamed Bazoum,...
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