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West Africa

Senegalese Navy intercepts more migrant boats

The Senegalese Navy on Sunday announced it had stopped two more boats carrying 262 migrants, taking the total to five boats intercepted and over 600 people rescued by a navy patrol boat since Thursday. Those rescued included 26 women and…

Germany pledges support of $86 million to ECOWAS

The regional – bloc, The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is set to receive eighty-one million euros or eighty-five million dollars from the German government. Berlin says the funding will support the bloc’s campaign for peacebuilding and economic…

Niger and Benin: bad blood persists

Niger has accused Porto Novo of constructing a camp to accommodate the 1,500 French troops scheduled to depart Niger by December. The Sahelian nation is expected to further destabilize the West African sub-region according to regional security experts and analysts.…

Cote d’Ivoire: Election outcome report released

Côte d’Ivoire’s Election Observation Mission set up by the Convention of Ivorian Civil Society has submitted its report on the election outcome. The report drawn up after observing the Senatorial election on September 16, revealed a number of irregularities and…