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Senegal says it's closing 'all foreign military bases,' a move aimed at French troops in the country
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal's prime minister said on Friday that the government is closing “all foreign military bases,” an announcement essentially aimed at France, the West African nation's former colonial power. Although Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko did not specifically...
West Africa regional bloc approves exit timeline for 3 coup-hit member states
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — West Africa’s regional bloc ECOWAS approved Sunday an exit timeline for three coup-hit nations after a nearly yearlong process of mediation to avert the unprecedented disintegration of the grouping. In a first in the 15-nation bloc’s nearly 50 years of...
Niger junta suspends BBC accusing it of 'spreading false news' in coverage of attack
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Niger's ruling junta suspended the BBC for three months over the broadcaster's coverage of an extremist attack that allegedly killed dozens of Nigerien soldiers and civilians, authorities said Thursday. “BBC broadcasts false information aimed at...
Panic among spectators at soccer game kills at least 56 in the West African nation of Guinea
CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Chaos erupted at a soccer game in Guinea after fans protested a referee’s call and thousands of panicked spectators tried to flee the stadium, leaving at least 56 people dead in the West African nation, officials and witnesses said Monday. Amid the...
Africa’s junta-led nations use music to push their latest anti-imperialism drive
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Thousands from the junta-led countries in Africa’s Sahel region gathered this week in the Nigerien capital of Niamey, with music and cultural displays, to condemn what they called the West's imperialist agenda and to drive support for their military regimes. ...
At least 7 members of Nigerian security force missing after insurgents ambush convoy
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least seven members of a Nigerian government protection agency are missing after their convoy was attacked by Boko Haram insurgents in north-central Nigeria, authorities said. A team of 80 security operatives tasked with protecting the power network were...
Niger junta bans French aid group amid tensions with France
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Niger's military junta has banned the French aid group Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development, or Acted, from working in the country amid tensions with France. The Ministry of the Interior signed a decree on Tuesday withdrawing the nonprofit...
Hama Amadou, Niger’s former prime minister and emblematic opposition figure, dies at 74
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Niger's former Prime Minister Hama Amadou died in a hospital in the country's capital, Niamey, after years of suffering from medical problems, a former deputy and close friend said Thursday. He was 74. The cause of death was not disclosed. ...
