Why West Africa is now the world's terrorism hotspot | Reuters
Sep 24, 2024 · Jihadist attacks surge in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. Violence driving spike in migration from region to Europe. Expelled by juntas, West has few options to respond. U.S. general: jihadi groups...
West Africa | AP News
Oct 28, 2022 · West Africa floods destroy crops, worsening hunger fears. West and Central African countries are battling deadly floods that have upended lives and livelihoods, raising fears of further disruption of food supplies in many areas battling armed conflict. October 22, 2022.
West Africa -- Home - allAfrica.com
Top Headlines. Liberia: U.S. Africom Commander Highlights Partnership With Liberia (Liberian Observer) West Africa: RSF Calls on Authorities in the Sahel Region to Sign the Declaration on the...
Terrorism and organized crime rampant in Sahel and spilling into West …
Jul 13, 2024 · UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Terrorism and organized crime by violent extremist groups linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State are a “pervasive threat” in Africa’s volatile Sahel region and are spilling over to West Africa’s coastal countries, the …
West Africa bloc lifts coup sanctions on Niger in a new push for ...
Feb 24, 2024 · Heads of state across West Africa were met on Saturday to discuss the region’s existential challenges with a renewed plea on junta-led nations to rescind their decision to quit the regional bloc and a plan to review of sanctions it imposed to reverse the coup in Niger.
Europeans evacuated from Niger as neighboring West African …
Aug 1, 2023 · CNN — Hundreds of European nationals are being evacuated from Niger in the wake of a military coup that has plunged the West African nation into a political crisis and rattled the region. Two...
The good, bad, and the ugly: West Africa’s big issues in 2022
Dec 22, 2022 · A recap of top issues in West Africa in 2022, including heated political campaigns and armed groups gaining ground.
West African leaders to meet on Niger after junta defies deadline
NIAMEY, Aug 7 (Reuters) - West African leaders scheduled a summit for Thursday to discuss the Niger junta's rejection of an ultimatum to reinstate the ousted president, as the United States...
Ecowas in crisis: Why West Africa's united front is in tatters
Feb 10, 2024 · As West African ministers gathered in Nigeria's capital for yet another emergency meeting, they must have been wondering what further shocks could befall their region - its stability and...
Blinken pledges $45 mln to boost coastal West Africa security
ABIDJAN, Jan 23 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday pledged $45 million in additional financing to help fight conflict and bring stability to coastal West Africa, where...
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