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Weak sales, deserting advertisers, falling revenues and unpaid wages: Niger's newspaper industry has been buffeted by sanctions imposed on the country after military officers seized power in July. "They were our advertisers."

ECOWAS has imposed significant financial and economic sanctions and threatened to intervene militarily if negotiations to reinstate Bazoum hit a dead end. A military intervention appears unlikely, however, especially since senators from Nigeria’s northern states urged President Bola Tinubu to “use political and diplomatic means” to resolve the crisis, rather than send soldiers to Niger.

Monthslong tensions between the three coup-hit countries and the regional bloc boiled over when they announced their withdrawal.

Its the first time in the blocs nearly 50 years of existence that its members are withdrawing in such a manner. Analysts say its an unprecedented blow to the group and a further threat to the regions stability.

Monthslong tension between three coup-hit countries in West Africa and the regional bloc known as ECOWAS boiled over when the nations announced their immediate withdrawal from the bloc and accused it of a lack of support and “inhumane” coup-related sanctions. In their joint statement on Sunday, the juntas of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso said that instead of helping their countries fight the security threats facing them, ECOWAS imposed “illegitimate, inhumane and irresponsib...

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Democracy, once promising in West Africa, is on the decline. With China and Russia poised to exploit this decline, the US and its democratic allies need to redefine what democracy truly means if they are committed to seeing voters prevail against authoritarianism.

The Pentagon quietly suspended military partnerships with countries implicated in coups and human rights abuses.

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The United States and the Iraqi federal government will soon begin negotiations on Iraq's current security arrangement with US-led coalit...