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Burkina Faso issues first AES passport amid regional changes
Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...
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ECOWAS pledges to ‘keep door open’ after 3 coup-hit West African nations exit regional bloc
The junta-led West African nations of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the regional bloc known as ECOWAS, the body said Wednesday. The previously announced withdrawal ...
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ECOWAS: Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger’s Exit Unhealthy For West Africa –Experts
Following the official exit of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger Republic from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), political experts have described the move as unhealthy for the ...
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A French journalist recounts 711 days of captivity as a hostage of Islamic extremists in Mali
The Sahel countries of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger in recent years have been upended by military coups and are now led by military juntas, which struggle against rising extremist violence and ...
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After a Wave of Coups, 3 African Nations Leave Decades-old Alliance
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger accused a regional bloc known as ECOWAS of having double standards in punishing their military juntas. Negotiations failed to change their minds. By Saikou Jammeh ...
How two former employees are driving Mali's hardball talks with Barrick
Two former company executives with inside knowledge of Barrick Gold's operations in West Africa are helping to drive Mali's demands for a payment of around $200 million from the Canadian miner, ...
Mali seizes $290 mn in gold from Canadian mine as Sahel juntas push for resource control
Military-led governments in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have made a series of moves recently to assert greater control over ...