Mali leader pardons Ivorian soldiers, suspends 46 prison sentences
MALI’S junta leader has pardoned 49 Ivorian soldiers arrested in July and accused of conspiring against the Malian government, the
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ECOWAS
West African leaders plan peacekeeping force to counter ‘coup belt’ reputation
FELIX ONUAH WEST African leaders said they would establish a regional peacekeeping force to intervene in member states to help
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Senegal hones its home-grown rice to cut dependence on Asian imports
NGOUDA DIONE and ELODIE TOTO SENEGALESE cook Amy Gueye always tries to use imported rice at her family-run restaurant in
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West African leaders lift economic and financial sanctions on Mali
COOPER INVEEN and CHRISTIAN AKORLIE LEADERS of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Sunday lifted economic and
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Senegal’s Sall says compromise still possible with Mali on election dates
SENEGAL President Macky Sall said he is still hopeful that a compromise can be reached with Mali’s ruling military junta
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West African bloc says it regrets Mali’s 24-month transition decision
THE West African regional bloc ECOWAS said on Tuesday that it regretted a decision by Mali’s interim government to extend
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Guinea’s coup leader proposes 3-year transition back to civilian rule
THE military junta in Guinea said its transition back to civilian rule will probably take more than three years, a
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West Africa angry with ‘recalcitrant’ coup states
WEST AFRICA’S main political and economic bloc said it would give Mali’s military transitional government 12 to 16 months to
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West African bloc says will not abandon Burkina Faso after coup
A representative of West Africa’s regional bloc said it will keep working with Burkina Faso despite concerns about the military
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Burkina Faso national conference approves 3-year military-led transition
THIAM NDIAGA A national conference in Burkina Faso has authorised the ruling junta to hold power for three years, potentially
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