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Chad leader welcomes 'complete' departure of French forces
President Mahamat Idriss Deby on Friday welcomed the "definitive and complete departure" of French forces from Chad which ...
Flags, fists and falls: Africa's top shots
Dozens of people were killed in a crowd crush at the world’s largest religious gathering in India early Wednesday, as tens of ...
Journalist recounts 711 days of captivity as a hostage of Islamic extremists in Mali
Olivier Dubois, a French journalist, was kidnapped by JNIM, a branch of al-Qaida in Africa's Sahel region, while on his way to interview one of the group's leaders in northern Mali ...
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With France’s military influence in Africa gone, can it rely on soft power?
French troops completed their withdrawal from Chad this week before a January 31 deadline, the latest blow to France’s ...
A French journalist recounts 711 days of captivity as a hostage of Islamic extremists in Mali
Olivier Dubois, a French journalist, was kidnapped by JNIM, a branch of al-Qaida in Africa's Sahel region, while on his way ...
ECOWAS pledges to ‘keep door open’ after 3 coup-hit West African nations exit regional bloc
Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the regional bloc known as ECOWAS, the body said Wednesday.
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Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger officially exit ECOWAS
Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have officially withdrawn from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), marking ...
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Orano files second arbitration against Niger
France’s Orano Group has announced the filing of a second arbitration procedure against Niger at the International Centre for ...
Thousands rally in Burkina, Mali and Niger to cheer ECOWAS exit
Thousands of people rallied in junta-led Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali on Tuesday to back their withdrawal from the Economic ...
France’s military withdrawal presents opportunities and risks to West African states
France’s military withdrawals provide West African states with a long overdue opportunity to assert their sovereignty. But ...
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Austrian woman kidnapped in Niger
An Austrian woman has been kidnapped in the northern Niger city of Agadez, media and the Austrian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday. The ministry said Austria's embassy in Algeria, which is also ...
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Austrian woman kidnapped by unknown assailants in Niger
Since the coup, Niger has urged France and other Western powers to withdraw their military bases and formed a security alliance with junta-led neighbours Mali and Burkina Faso. Reports the airport ...