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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ECOWAS
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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Mali debt defaults due to sanctions reach $180 million
MALI has failed to pay 46.32 billion CFA francs ($78.5 million) in principal and interest on a treasury bond, the
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Mali’s workers feel the squeeze as sanctions take hold
PAUL LORGERIE and TIEMOKO DIALLO MOHAMED Cisse used to employ hundreds of workers in Mali’s capital Bamako before economic sanctions
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Burkina Faso coup leader sworn in as president
BURKINA Faso’s military leader Paul-Henri Damiba was sworn in as president, weeks after leading a successful coup, and he promised
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Senegalese separatists release captive soldiers
SEPARATIST rebels released seven Senegalese soldiers they captured last month, following negotiations involving the West African regional bloc ECOWAS. The
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Mali’s plea to West Africa: ”Lift inhumane sactions”
TIEMOKO DIALLO MALI’S government has asked the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) to lift sanctions that will have
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Burkina junta willing to restore constitutional order, says West African bloc
COOPER INVEEN and CHRISTIAN AKORLIE A military junta that seized power in Burkina Faso last week has shown willingness to
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