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Divided West Africa Hosts Two Summits This Weekend

News Room1 year ago1 year ago06 mins

A divided West Africa hosts two presidential summits this weekend — one in Niger between Sahel region military regime leaders, followed by another in Nigeria on Sunday with leaders of a wider economic bloc. Saturday’s summit in Niger’s capital Niamey, will mark the first between the military leaders of a new regional bloc, the Alliance of…

Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger Form New Confederation After Exiting ECOWAS

News Room1 year ago1 year ago03 mins

Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have finalised plans to form a new confederation, the Confederation of the Alliance of Sahel States, marking a geopolitical shift in the region. This move showed their departure from their former colonial ruler, France, and a turn towards closer relations with Russia. The announcement was made following a meeting of…