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Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger Leaving International Criminal Court

September 23, 2025September 23, 2025Ruth Maclean and Saikou JammehComments Off on Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger Leaving International Criminal Court

The military rulers of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger said the court had become a tool of neocolonial repression. All three governments have been accused of human rights violations.

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USAID Climate Programs Fighting Extremism and Unrest Are Closing Down

February 18, 2025February 18, 2025SOMINI SENGUPTAComments Off on USAID Climate Programs Fighting Extremism and Unrest Are Closing Down

Heat, drought and floods are growing security risks, Western defense officials say, feeding instability and violence that could prove costly in the long term.

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After a Wave of Coups, 3 African Nations Leave Decades-old Alliance

January 29, 2025January 29, 2025Saikou JammehComments Off on After a Wave of Coups, 3 African Nations Leave Decades-old Alliance

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger accused a regional bloc known as ECOWAS of having double standards in punishing their military juntas. Negotiations failed to change their minds.

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Niger Buckles Under Relentless Jihadist Fire

December 22, 2024December 22, 2024ELIAN PELTIERComments Off on Niger Buckles Under Relentless Jihadist Fire

In the West African nation of Niger, killings by insurgents have surged since the military seized power in a coup, expelled U.S. and European troops and stopped negotiations with Islamist groups.

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Hama Amadou, West African Political ‘Phoenix,’ Dies at 74

November 11, 2024November 13, 2024ADAM NOSSITERComments Off on Hama Amadou, West African Political ‘Phoenix,’ Dies at 74

An embattled leader for decades in Niger’s rough-and-tumble politics, he alternated stints in high office with prison and exile.

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Russia Signs Satellite Deal With Three West African Military Governments

September 24, 2024September 24, 2024ELIAN PELTIERComments Off on Russia Signs Satellite Deal With Three West African Military Governments

The partnership between Russia’s space agency and the governments of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger deepens these countries’ turn toward the Kremlin in their effort to fight off Islamist insurgencies.

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Pentagon Hands Over Last Base in Niger as Extremism Spreads in the Sahel

August 5, 2024August 5, 2024ERIC SCHMITTComments Off on Pentagon Hands Over Last Base in Niger as Extremism Spreads in the Sahel

Relations between the two countries soured after a coup last year. Now the United States is scrambling to find new security partners.

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Three West African Countries Exit Regional ECOWAS Bloc

July 10, 2024July 10, 2024ELIAN PELTIERComments Off on Three West African Countries Exit Regional ECOWAS Bloc

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger are withdrawing from a 49-year-old regional alliance that has allowed goods and nearly 400 million people to travel freely across a tightly connected region.

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Russia Tightens Grip on Wagner Units in Africa, Year After Failed Mutiny

June 25, 2024June 25, 2024ELIAN PELTIERComments Off on Russia Tightens Grip on Wagner Units in Africa, Year After Failed Mutiny

Moscow has largely taken over the African operations of the paramilitary group, once led by Yevgeny Prigozhin, who was killed after leading an insurrection against Vladimir Putin.

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Many African Nations Want France Out. This Country Wants It In.

June 24, 2024June 24, 2024Abdi Latif Dahir and Guillem SartorioComments Off on Many African Nations Want France Out. This Country Wants It In.

France is facing deep anticolonial resentment across Africa, but has found a partner in Rwanda, which is embracing French influence despite years of acrimony.

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