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Power Vacuum in West Africa's Sahel - 3 Ways China Could Fill the Gap As West Exits [analysis]
With France fast losing its influence in west Africa's Sahel region and an unpredictable US president in power, will China fill the vacuum?The Sahel region covers 10 countries: Burkina Faso, Cameroon, ...
What's ahead for a 50-year-old West African bloc after 3 junta-led countries left the group?
The withdrawal of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso from the bloc — now left with 12 member countries — was the culmination of a ...
Bodies of 4 Pakistanis who died on a migrant boat journey off West Africa return home for burial
The bodies of four Pakistanis who were among dozens of people who drowned after a migrant boat capsized off West Africa last ...
The Economist10d
France’s bitter retreat from west Africa
France has given up most of its military footprint across west Africa with astonishing speed. By the end of the year, the only remaining French base in Africa will be in Djibouti. Driven by ...
The Associated Press on MSN12d
ECOWAS pledges to ‘keep door open’ after 3 coup-hit West African nations exit regional bloc
The junta-led West African nations of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the regional bloc known as ...
BBC on MSN12d
Three military-run states leave West African bloc - what will change?
Three countries under military rule have officially left West African regional bloc Ecowas, after more than a year of ...
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Cocoa production in Africa is under extreme climate pressure
Climate change is substantially affecting cocoa production in a region of Africa that accounts for more than 70% of global ...
World Bank5d
Powering Africa: The Transformational Impact of Regional Energy Projects in West Africa
African countries are working together to create larger markets and benefit from economies of scale. In the energy sector, ...