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Senegal’s President Faye looks to reunite ECOWAS, a bloc split by coups

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Senegal’s President Faye looks to reunite ECOWAS, a bloc split by coups

Senegal President Basirou Diomaye Faye. File | Photo Credit: AP Senegal’s President Basirou Diomaye Faye, Africa’s youngest, is suddenly faced with a huge challenge of reuniting the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), a weakened regional bloc that is older than him. The 44-year-old Faye was tasked on July 7 with getting the military junta-ruled…

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Internal security crisis, diplomatic tussle threaten to stop Niger’s push to become an oil-exporting country

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Internal security crisis, diplomatic tussle threaten to stop Niger’s push to become an oil-exporting country

Nigeriens participate in a march called by supporters of coup leader Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani in Niamey, Niger, on July 30, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP A China-backed pipeline that would make Niger an oil-exporting country is being threatened by an internal security crisis and a diplomatic dispute with neighbouring Benin, both as a result of…

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