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West African bloc ECOWAS says it is lifting sanctions on Niger

West Africa’s regional bloc known as ECOWAS has lifted travel, commercial and economic sanctions imposed on Niger that were aimed at reversing the coup staged in the country last year, a senior official announced Saturday.

France 24

Debate on ditching CFA begins as Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger forge new path

Amid talk of ditching West African franc, a colonial-era legacy, analysts unpack what it means for three Sahel states.

Al Jazeera

‘ECOWAS is making efforts to get across to Niger’: Nigerian defence chief

Ahead of an ECOWAS summit in Abuja, the Nigerian general speaks to Al Jazeera about insecurity in West Africa.

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'This Hunger Is Too Much': Nigerians Protest Economic Hardship

Hundreds of Nigerians demonstrated against the soaring cost of living in the south of the country on Monday after huge protests in the north earlier this month.

International Business Times

Niger defaults on nearly 0M debt payment

Niger faces default on almost 0 million debt payment, highlighting its financial challenges and impact on security and economic stability.

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Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso announce withdrawal from ECOWAS

The three nations, led by military governments, accused the regional bloc of becoming a threat to member states.

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Burkina, Mali, Niger Quit West African Bloc ECOWAS

The military regimes in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger announced Sunday their immediate withdrawal from the West African bloc ECOWAS, saying it has become a threat to member states.

International Business Times

Blinken Seeks Progress In West Africa Beyond Military Approach

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken sought Tuesday to reverse West Africa's democratic decline through talks with the presidents of two key partners, Nigeria and Ivory Coast, as he called for the fight against extremism to go beyond weapons.

International Business Times

Blinken To Meet Key West African Presidents To Rally Support

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday meets the presidents of Nigeria and Ivory Coast in a bid to forge a united front with key African democracies as crises engulf the world.

International Business Times

Blinken Builds US Ties With Africa West Coast As Sahel Concerns Grow

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday opens a week-long tour of Africa's west coast as he seeks to bolster US-friendly democracies with security deteriorating in the Sahel.

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Niger's military junta releases son of deposed president on bail

Salem Bazoum, the son of Niger president Mohamed Bazoum who was toppled in a coup last year, was provisionally released on Monday, according to a Niamey military tribunal.

The Conversation

Scramble for the Sahel – why France, Russia, China and the United States are interested in the region

The Sahel, a region 3,860km wide located south of the Sahara Desert and stretching east-west across the African continent, has been a focus of attention around the world recently.

Radio France Internationale

Diplomatic dip for France as African nations seek out stronger partners

French diplomacy in Africa weakened considerably in 2023 as former allies steered their foreign policies elsewhere in the wake of military coups and general political upheaval. A new law making it harder for foreigners to immigrate to France has compounded matters.

Al Jazeera

Desert swallows livelihoods as climate shocks continue in northeast Nigeria

More communities on the fringes of the Sahara desert say they are losing their farmlands and homes.

The Conversation

Global triggers: why these five big issues could cause significant problems in 2024

The tensions between the US and China made the global economy shudder in 2023. The ramifications of the Ukrainian war echoed beyond the country’s border. In Africa, the coup d’état in Niger and Gabon contributed to the global democratic retreat of recent years and the Hamas/Israel conflict has so far…

France 24

France closes embassy in Niger until further notice

Paris on Tuesday said its embassy in Niamey, Niger's capital, was now closed, confirming previously reported plans, after relations between the two countries deteriorated following a military coup in the African country in July 2023.

The Guardian - UK

Success is contagious – so I’m rooting for the African countries throwing off European rule

The recent coups and subsequent pacts in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso are a source of hope in a sea of landlocked hopelessness, says writer and broadcaster Nels Abbey

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