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WEST AFRICA: MIXED REACTIONS AS GAMBIA BEATS NIGERIA AT THE WEST AFRICA JOLLOF FOOD FESTIVAL

Jollof rice fans worldwide have taken to social media to share their thoughts about...

WEST AFRICA: ECOWAS DELEGATION FAILS TO MEET THE NIGER JUNTA LEADER ABDOURAHMANE TIANI

A delegation from west African regional bloc ECOWAS arrived in Niger on Thursday evening...

NIGER: ECOWAS MILITARY PLANS IN NIGER COULD LEAD TO WIDER CONFLICT IN THE REGION

Regional analysts have said the move by West African leaders to activate a standby...

WEST AFRICA: RUSSIA WARNS ECOWAS AGAINST MILITARY ACTION IN NIGER

Russia has warned that military intervention in Niger would lead to a "protracted confrontation"...

SIERRA LEONE: ARMY OFFICERS SPOTTED AT TEMPLE OF JUSTICE FOLLOWING ARREST OF ALLEGED COUP PLANNER

Monrovia — The Liberia National Police is remaining tight-lipped on the matter, but FrontPageAfrica has obtained...

WEST AFRICA: ECOWAS TO HOLD THURSDAY SUMMIT ON NIGER INTERVENTION

Niger and the wider West African region are teetering on the brink of war. Nigerien...

SIERRA LEONE: SENIOR MILITARY OFFICERS ARRESTED OVER PLOT TO UNDERMINE DEMOCRACY

Sierra Leonean authorities have arrested high-ranking military officials following credible intelligence that they were...

WEST AFRICA: ECOWAS HEADS OF STATE TO HOLD EXTRAORDINARY SUMMIT ON THE POLITICAL SITUATION IN NIGER

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Chairman of...

NIGER: AU & ECOWAS CONDEMN ATTEMPTED COUP IN NIGER

In a statement posted on social media, Chairman Moussa Faki Mahamat of the African Union...

WEST AFRICA: OVER 1,800 ‘TERRORIST ATTACKS’ IN WEST AFRICA IN 2023 – ECOWAS

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — West Africa recorded over 1,800 terrorist attacks in the first...

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