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Africa: Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger: these 3 West African Countries Signed a mutual defense pact

YoopyaSeptember 18, 2023September 18, 2023

by YoopyaSeptember 18, 2023September 18, 20230538

The three West African countries of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have signed a security agreement to help each other in the event of aggression,...

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Burkina Faso and Mali warn against military intervention in Niger

YoopyaAugust 1, 2023August 1, 2023

by YoopyaAugust 1, 2023August 1, 20230453

Niger’s neighbors say any intervention to restore President Mohamed Bazoum to office would be considered a ‘declaration of war’ against them. The military governments of...

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Senegal: Arrest of the top opposition leader Ousmane Sonko

YoopyaJuly 29, 2023July 29, 2023

by YoopyaJuly 29, 2023July 29, 20230483

Ousmane Sonko, presidential candidate has faced a string of legal troubles in recent years. Senegalese opposition leader has been arrested late Friday, one of his...

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Africa’s largest film festival kicks off in Burkina Faso

YoopyaOctober 16, 2021June 13, 2023

by YoopyaOctober 16, 2021June 13, 20230372

Africa’s largest film festival kicks off Saturday in Burkina Faso amid both the COVID-19 pandemic and a growing jihadi insurgency in the West African nation...

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Ex-Mali coup leader won’t stand trial for 2012 killings

YoopyaMarch 19, 2021June 13, 2023

by YoopyaMarch 19, 2021June 13, 2023027

The man who overthrew Mali’s president in 2012, former Gen. Amadou Haya Sanogo, will no longer stand trial on charges he had 21 soldiers killed...

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Why Senegal protesters are clashing with police

YoopyaMarch 9, 2021May 20, 2023

by YoopyaMarch 9, 2021May 20, 2023013

Deadly protests have erupted over the past week in the West African nation of Senegal, long considered a bastion of democracy and a regional leader...

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West African Finance Ministers Inch Closer to Single Currency

YoopyaJune 20, 2019February 27, 2023

by YoopyaJune 20, 2019February 27, 202302416

West African finance ministers and central bank governors agreed on technical issues surrounding the creation of a single currency for the Economic Community of West...

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Nigeria’s Buhari meets peers to hammer out Boko Haram force

YoopyaJune 11, 2015July 1, 2023

by YoopyaJune 11, 2015July 1, 202308

New Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari met his regional counterparts in Abuja on Thursday to set up a joint military force against Boko Haram, the latest...

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West African leaders to discuss presidential term limits

YoopyaMay 19, 2015July 8, 2023

by YoopyaMay 19, 2015July 8, 202301

ACCRA (Reuters) – West African leaders are due to discuss a proposal aimed at limiting presidential mandates to two terms at a regional summit on...

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Bomb Blast At Nigeria President’s Rally

YoopyaFebruary 3, 2015July 3, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 3, 2015July 3, 202305

By Adamu Saleh Gombe — Two separate explosions on Sunday afternoon rocked Gombe, capital of Gombe state. According to eye witness accounts, the first explosion...