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New Sahel Bloc Leaves West Africa More Divided Than Ever
International Business Times AU· 14 hours agoThe creation of a Sahel confederation on Saturday plunged West Africa into an unprecedented crisis...
Military leaders of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso rule out returning to the regional block ECOWAS
Toronto Star· 3 days agoFILE - An unidentified representative of the junta waves from a military vehicle as Malians...
Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso junta chiefs 'turn their backs' on West Africa bloc Ecowas
BBC News· 3 days agoNiger, Mali and Burkina Faso hope to form closer ties and move away from the wider regional group,...
How Burkina Faso's junta is conscripting critics to fight Islamist rebels
Reuters via Yahoo Canada News· 7 days agoArouna Loure, a vocal critic of Burkina Faso's ruling military junta, received a conscription order...
West Africa bloc warns of 'disintegration' as juntas form 'Confederation of Sahel States'
France 24 via Yahoo Canada News· 1 day agoThe ECOWAS bloc confronted new challenges this week as the military leaders of Mali, Niger and ...
Junta-leaders in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger to hold first joint summit
France 24 via Yahoo Canada News· 5 days agoThe junta-leaders in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger will hold their first ever joint summit this...
Ecowas risks disintegration if Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger leave - Omar Touray
BBC News· 23 hours agoEcowas even threatened to use military force, before backing down. Ecowas says the latest move by...
West Africa's ECOWAS decries lack of progress with junta states
Reuters via Yahoo Canada News· 23 hours agoThe Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said it was disappointed with a lack of...
Junta states’ exit hangs over West African summit
Digital Journal· 2 days agoA West African leaders’ summit opened amid political turmoil on Sunday after the military rulers of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso cemented a breakaway...
Breakaway junta confederation undermines ECOWAS summit
France 24 via Yahoo Canada News· 2 days agoA West African leaders' summit opens on Sunday amid political strife, following the formation of a...