[ad_1] People walk past a logo of French bank Societe Generale in front of the company’s skyscraper at the financial and business district of La Defense near Paris, France September…
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Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger students in French visa limbo as relations sour
[ad_1] PARIS, Oct 5 (Reuters) – Burkina Faso medical student Alphonse Nikiema lit up as he read an email from his university allowing him to resume visa paperwork for training…
Mali in meltdown as militants advance and U.N. withdraws
[ad_1] Mali’s army battles on multiple fronts after U.N. quits Islamists target Timbuktu, Tuareg rebels back on offensive ‘There is a risk of civil war,’ says expert West Africa’s Sahel…
Germany pledges support of $86 million to ECOWAS
[ad_1] BERLIN, Sept 29 (Reuters) – Germany’s Development Ministry on Friday pledged 81 million euros ($85.9 million) in support for the West African Economic Community (ECOWAS) for peacebuilding and economic…
Nine killed by unknown assailants in northern Ghana: local official
[ad_1] ACCRA, Sept 21 (Reuters) – Nine people were killed and several injured in an ambush by unknown assailants in northern Ghana on Thursday morning, said Zubeiru Abdulai, head of…
West Africa army chiefs to meet in coming days to discuss Niger plans – spokesman
[ad_1] West African leaders gather for Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Head of States and Government meeting in Abuja, Nigeria August 10, 2023. REUTERS/Abraham Achirga ECOWAS decided on…
Twelve Niger soldiers killed in clashes with militants
[ad_1] NIAMEY, Dec 5 (Reuters) – Gunmen have killed 12 soldiers and wounded eight in a clash in southwest Niger near the border with Burkina Faso, the government said on…