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Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso: How a triumvirate of military leaders are redrawing West Africa’s map
France 24 via Yahoo News Singapore· 3 days agoThe military juntas of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso signed a treaty of confederation Saturday...
Burkina Faso's military junta to ban homosexual acts
BBC via Yahoo News Singapore· 3 days agoCapt Ibrahim Traoré's regime is spearheading an overhaul of marriage laws [Reuters] Burkina Faso's military junta has announced a ban on homosexual acts...
New Sahel Confederation challenges regional order as ECOWAS seeks dialogue
RFI via Yahoo News Singapore· 6 days agoThe military heads of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger convened for the inaugural summit of the...
Terrorism and organized crime rampant in Sahel and spilling into West Africa coastal states, UN says
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 days agoTerrorism and organized crime by violent extremist groups linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State...
Which countries recognise Palestine? Starmer addresses UK position
Evening Standard via Yahoo News Singapore· 3 hours ago...Republic Slovakia Egypt The Gambia India Nigeria Seychelles Sri Lanka Namibia Russia Belarus...
West African bloc risks 'disintegration' if juntas quit
BBC via Yahoo News Singapore· 7 days agoThe head of the Ecowas commission said the move was a major blow to the 50-year-old bloc and could...
New Sahel bloc leaves West Africa more divided than ever
AFP News via Yahoo News Singapore· 7 days agoThe creation of a Sahel confederation on Saturday plunged West Africa into an unprecedented crisis...
Senegal’s leader wasn't born when ECOWAS was founded. He's asked to reunite the bloc split by coups
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 7 days agoSenegal’s President Basirou Diomaye Faye, Africa's youngest, is suddenly faced with a huge challenge...
Prisoners escape from Niger jail that holds jihadists
BBC via Yahoo News Singapore· 3 days agoThe curfew restricts all movement of pedestrians, bicycles, and motor vehicles. Niger and its...
Why does France have both a president and a prime minister? Left-wing coalition wins the most seats
Evening Standard via Yahoo News Singapore· 7 days agoDo other countries have this arrangement? There are several semi-presidential system of government....