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US troops withdraw from first base in Niger
The Hill via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 day agoU.S. troops formally withdrew from a major air base in Niger on Monday, the first of two bases to be evacuated by American forces after Niamey fell to a...
New Sahel Confederation challenges regional order as ECOWAS seeks dialogue
RFI via Yahoo News Singapore· 22 hours agoThe military heads of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger convened for the inaugural summit of the...
Sahel military chiefs mark divorce from West Africa bloc
AFP News via Yahoo News Singapore· 4 days agoThe military regimes of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso marked their divorce from the rest of West...
Junta-leaders in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger to hold first joint summit
France 24 via Yahoo News Singapore· 5 days agoThe military rulers of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger will on Saturday hold their first joint summit...
West Africa bloc warns of 'disintegration' as juntas form 'Confederation of Sahel States'
France 24 via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 days agoThe ECOWAS bloc confronted new challenges this week as the military leaders of Mali, Niger and...
Junta leaders' meeting overshadows West African summit
AFP News via Yahoo News Singapore· 3 days agoA West African leaders' summit opens on Sunday amid political turmoil after the military rulers of ...
Military leaders of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso rule out returning to the ECOWAS regional bloc
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 4 days agoMilitary junta leaders of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso on Saturday ruled out returning their nations...
West African bloc risks 'disintegration' if juntas quit
BBC via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 days agoThe head of the Ecowas commission said the move was a major blow to the 50-year-old bloc and could...
Junta chiefs 'turn their backs' on West Africa bloc
BBC via Yahoo News Singapore· 3 days agoThey are also due to announce the activation of a standby force to fight regional insecurity. Over the past decade, the Sahel has become an increasing...
New Sahel bloc leaves West Africa more divided than ever
AFP News via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 days agoThe creation of a Sahel confederation on Saturday plunged West Africa into an unprecedented crisis...