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AU Summit Seeks To Raise Africa's Voice On Global Stage

The African Union's annual summit will open on Saturday against the backdrop of coups in Gabon and Niger and a political crisis in Senegal, posing challenges for the bloc as it seeks to amplify its international presence.

International Business Times

W.Africa Bloc Urges 'Reconciliation' With Coup-hit States

West Africa's regional bloc called for "reconciliation" with Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger on Friday after emergency talks on the coup-hit countries' withdrawal from the group.

International Business Times

Coups in West Africa Threaten Stability and Regional Blocs

The coup-hit nations of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger are hastily quitting West Africa's regional bloc, ECOWAS, without following the proper exit protocols.

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Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso announce withdrawal from ECOWAS

The three nations, led by military governments, accused the regional bloc of becoming a threat to member states.

Al Jazeera

Burkina, Mali, Niger Quit West African Bloc ECOWAS

The military regimes in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger announced Sunday their immediate withdrawal from the West African bloc ECOWAS, saying it has become a threat to member states.

International Business Times

Blinken Seeks Progress In West Africa Beyond Military Approach

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken sought Tuesday to reverse West Africa's democratic decline through talks with the presidents of two key partners, Nigeria and Ivory Coast, as he called for the fight against extremism to go beyond weapons.

International Business Times

Blinken To Meet Key West African Presidents To Rally Support

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday meets the presidents of Nigeria and Ivory Coast in a bid to forge a united front with key African democracies as crises engulf the world.

International Business Times

Blinken Builds US Ties With Africa West Coast As Sahel Concerns Grow

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday opens a week-long tour of Africa's west coast as he seeks to bolster US-friendly democracies with security deteriorating in the Sahel.

International Business Times

Niger's military junta releases son of deposed president on bail

Salem Bazoum, the son of Niger president Mohamed Bazoum who was toppled in a coup last year, was provisionally released on Monday, according to a Niamey military tribunal.

Radio France Internationale

Scramble for the Sahel – why France, Russia, China and the United States are interested in the region

The Sahel, a region 3,860km wide located south of the Sahara Desert and stretching east-west across the African continent, has been a focus of attention around the world recently.

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Radio France Internationale

Diplomatic dip for France as African nations seek out stronger partners

French diplomacy in Africa weakened considerably in 2023 as former allies steered their foreign policies elsewhere in the wake of military coups and general political upheaval. A new law making it harder for foreigners to immigrate to France has compounded matters.

Al Jazeera

Desert swallows livelihoods as climate shocks continue in northeast Nigeria

More communities on the fringes of the Sahara desert say they are losing their farmlands and homes.

The Conversation

Global triggers: why these five big issues could cause significant problems in 2024

The tensions between the US and China made the global economy shudder in 2023. The ramifications of the Ukrainian war echoed beyond the country’s border. In Africa, the coup d’état in Niger and Gabon contributed to the global democratic retreat of recent years and the Hamas/Israel conflict has so far…

France 24

France closes embassy in Niger until further notice

Paris on Tuesday said its embassy in Niamey, Niger's capital, was now closed, confirming previously reported plans, after relations between the two countries deteriorated following a military coup in the African country in July 2023.

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The Guardian - UK

Success is contagious – so I’m rooting for the African countries throwing off European rule

The recent coups and subsequent pacts in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso are a source of hope in a sea of landlocked hopelessness, says writer and broadcaster Nels Abbey

International Business Times

Niger Celebrates Unity In The Wrestling Arena

The winner falls to his knees, arms raised triumphantly. After just eight minutes, his opponent's knee and elbow have touched the sand, handing "Issaka Issaka" an historic win in Niger's king of sports.

Al Jazeera

Au revoir, Sahel: Did 2023 crush France’s influence in Africa?

France’s hold on its African allies significantly shrunk in 2023. Here’s a timeline of how that unfolded.

Radio France Internationale

Benin lifts suspension of imported goods transiting to Niger

Benin has lifted its suspension of imported goods transiting to Niger through the port of Cotonou in a move that follows five months of sanctions on the coup-hit country.

Radio France Internationale

Niger suspends cooperation with international Francophone body

Niger has suspended all cooperation with the international organisation of Francophone nations (OIF), its military leaders said, as it progressively severs ties with former colonial ruler France.

The Independent UK

France completes military withdrawal from Niger, leaving a gap in the terror fight in the Sahel

France has completed the withdrawal of its troops from Niger after they were asked to leave by the country’s new military rulers, ending years of on-the-ground support

France 24

Last French troops leave Niger, ending decade of Sahel missions

The last French troops deployed in Niger left on Friday, an AFP journalist reported, marking an end to more than a decade of French anti-jihadist operations in west Africa's Sahel region.

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