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 ...
Colonial-era wigs were never part of Burkina Faso’s courtroom attire
Amid a decade-long push by African countries to abolish colonial-era wigs in judicial systems, posts have surfaced online ...
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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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 ...
Rebels may take Goma, DR Congo, plane crash in South Sudan
Africa correspondent Nabil Ahmed Rufai talks to Nathan about a plane crash in South Sudan, which killed 20 oil workers on board, the military governments of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have withdrawn ...
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Implications of conflict on vaccination in the Sahel region
The Sahel region is a geographical belt in Africa that stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea, between the Sahara ...
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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.
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Ghana's democratic future: Lessons from Africa's coup-prone countries
Recent coups in Africa highlight the continent’s democratic fragility. In countries such as Burkina Faso, Mali and Guinea, military leaders have taken power, justifying their actions by pointing to ...