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Russia cheered on and ECOWAS cheered against as AES celebrates its first year
The Alliance of the Sahel States (AES), comprising Burkina Faso, Niger, and Mali, marks a year of leaving the Economic ...
The Scotsman28d
The Human Fear by Franz Ferdinand review: 'still giving the fans what they want'
Héritage feature hymns for the tormented Sahel region and laments for exploited ... burnished electric guitar sound. The band covers songs by the late Ibrahim Dicko and Orchestre Kanaga de ...
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Pastors kidnapped in northern Nigeria set free
ABUJA, Nigeria — Two church pastors kidnapped in northeastern Nigeria have been released, Church of the Brethren in Nigeria (EYN) leaders said. The Rev. James Kwayang and the Rev. Ishaku Chiwar ...
The Christian Post18d
Pastors kidnapped in northern Nigeria set free
The Rev. James Kwayang and the Rev. Ishaku Chiwar of the EYN (Ekklesiyar Yan’uwa a Nigeria) were kidnapped by terrorists from church premises in Mbila-Malibu town, Song County ... millions across ...
The Straits Times9d
Junta-led Sahel states ready joint force of 5,000 troops, says minister
NIAMEY - A joint force of 5,000 troops from military-led neighbours Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali will soon deploy in their troubled central Sahel region, Niger's defence chief said on state ...
The Africa Report11d
Sahel States have a ‘deep misunderstanding of their economic problems’ – Robertson
From the Sahel ECOWAS impasse to the expected disruption coming with US President Donald Trump’s second term, economist Charlie Robertson reads the runes for 2025. British economist Charlie Robertson, ...
The Africa Report6d
Ghana: Mahama puts seasoned veteran in post to liaise with Sahel states
Ghana Colonel (ret) Larry Gbevlo-Lartey, the newly appointed special envoy to liaise with the Association of Sahel States. (Flickr: John Dramani Mahama) Ghana President John Mahama has put Colonel ...
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Ghana president taps retired army officer as envoy to junta-led Sahel states
Emmanuel Kwesi Aning, an Accra-based security consultant, said the appointment of Larry Gbevlo-Lartey to liaise with the three-nation Alliance of Sahel States (AES) indicated Ghana's willingness ...
France hands over last military base in Chad
France handed over its last military base in Chad to local authorities on Thursday, two months after the former French colony in central Africa broke off its defense ...
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Welcome to the Sweet Life of Macaulay Culkin and Brenda Song
“Do you not want to marry me?” Macaulay Culkin asks his betrothed, Brenda Song, over lunch. His not-wife of almost a decade giggles at the suggestion. She’s been wearing a ring (bigger than ...
3 coup-hit West African nations formally leave ECOWAS in an unprecedented disintegration
The three junta-led West African nations of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the regional bloc known as ECOWAS, the body said Wednesday, the ...