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Ecowas delegates warn Mali coup leaders they face increasing isolation if order is not restored
30/03/2012 - Mali

Ecowas warns coup leaders in Mali to restore order or face isolation

The bloc of West African states, Ecowas, has set coup leaders in Mali a three-day ultimatum to restore constitutional order or face diplomatic and economic isolation.
 

26/02/2012 - France - Mali

Dialogue vital for Mali's north, says France's Juppé

France’s Foreign Affairs Minister Alain Juppé continued his African tour on Sunday with a visit to Mali.

26/01/2012 - Report - African Union summit

Gambia's Jammeh pulls out of race for African Union Assembly presidency

Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has pulled out of the race for the presidency of the African Union’s Assembly, Gambia’s foreign minister told RFI on Thursday.

09/01/2012 - Nigeria

Mosque attacked in Benin City as nationwide strike grips Nigeria

Violence broke out in the Nigerian southern city of Benin during a nationwide strike on Monday over soaring fuel prices which paralysed the country with road, sea and air traffic at a ...

The Challenge of policy reform
24/12/2011 - African news explained

The Challenge of policy reform

The Millennium Challenge Corporation, or MCC, is an American foreign aid agency created under President George W Bush.

West Africa fights piracy upswing
08/11/2011 - African news explained

West Africa fights piracy upswing

West African countries are meeting today in Cotonou, Benin, to discuss a recent upsurge in pirate attacks.

24/03/2011 - Benin

Benin police fire tear gas to break up youth protest

Benin police fired tear gas to disperse youths in Cotonou on Thursday, who were protesting against the re-election of President Boni Yayi.

13/03/2011 - Benin

Benin votes despite faulty electoral rolls

Benin’s President Boni Yayi apologised for a faulty electoral list as he sought a second mandate in an election Sunday.

16/02/2011 - Hidden Paris

Paris’s forgotten human zoo

At Vincennes, on the edge of Paris, visitors may stumble across the relics of the 1907 colonial expo in which men and women from the former colonies were exhibited to crowds of visitors.

31/12/2010 - Côte d'Ivoire - France - Ecowas

Ecowas military chiefs finalise Gbagbo ouster plan

West African military chiefs have set in motion plans to oust Côte d’Ivoire’s Laurent Gbagbo if negotiations fail, a Nigerian defence official said Friday.

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