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Burkina Faso junta defends 36-month transition plan

Burkina Faso's ruling military junta on Thursday defended plans to take three years to transition back to constitutional rule despite pressure by ECOWAS to hold elections sooner.  Burkina Faso has so far been spared economic and financial sanctions imposed on…

French army rejects Malian accusations of spying

The French army on Thursday rejected accusations by Mali of espionage and violation of the West African nation's airspace.  Mali had on Tuesday accused the French army of spying and subversion when it used a drone to film what France alleged were…

UN and Senegal to collaborate on regional security

The government of Senegal and the United Nations over the weekend deliberated on several issues affecting Africa and particularly the West African subregion. Other matters discussed by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres with President Macky Sall during his visit to the…

Liberia court drops charges against elections chief

A court in Liberia has dropped criminal charges against the Chairperson of the National Elections Commission Davidetta Brown Lasannah. Lasannah was accused of among other things, money laundering, insider trading, market manipulation, and conflict of interest after she reportedly awarded…