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The West African state’s total debt default since last July’s coup is now $519m.

Economics may have informed the formation of the group, but democracy came to become its highest ideal. Because even from the beginning, it was clear that there was to be no prosperity without democracy.

Days after Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger announced last month they were quitting the West Africa political union ECOWAS, Burkina Fasos military ruler Ibrahim Traore was already naming his next target:... -February 13, 2024 at 12:00 am EST - MarketScreener

More than a week ago, the diplomatic restriction occasioned by the successive coups in three West African states of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger has culminated in the balkanisation of the 49-year old Economic Community of West African States ..

Between 2007 and 2010, I frequently travelled to Niger for business reasons. This was the same place my mother conducted business when I was attending basic school in my hometown, Bawku. She used to transport onions from Galmi each time she visited.

The following is a review of the reports that the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor (JTTM) published during the week of February 3-10, 2024.

‘The ebullience of Niamey, Ouagadougou or Bamako in the sixties was the result of states trying to harness their societies to the idea of progress.’

Mvemba is joined by General Saleh Bala, retired Brigadier General from the Nigerian military and CEO White Ink Consult in Abuja, Nigeria, to discuss how to understand the withdrawal of AES and where ECOWAS falls short as a regional bloc.

The Federal Government has reiterated the suspension of commercial flights between Niger and Nigeria.The directive, contained in Notice To Airmen (NOTAM) transitioned into Aeronautical Information Circular (AIC) issued on January 29