ECOWAS

ECOWAS to Deploy Peacekeepers in Guinea-Bissau After Coup Bid

West Africa bloc ECOWAS will send a "stabilizing support force" to Guinea-Bissau, where an attempted putsch claimed 11 lives.

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Rebels Kill 4 Senegalese Soldiers, Hold 7 Hostage in The Gambia

Separatist rebels have killed four Senegalese soldiers and are holding seven hostage after a clash between Senegal and The Gambia.

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Nine Senegalese Soldiers ‘Missing’ in The Gambia

Nine Senegalese soldiers serving in a regional peacekeeping force in The Gambia have gone "missing" during an operation against illegal timber traffickers.

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Two Senagalese Soldiers Killed in The Gambia: Senegal Army

Two Senegalese soldiers and a suspected rebel were killed Monday in a clash in the west of The Gambia, Senegal's army said.

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Mali Condemns ‘Clear Breach’ of Airspace by French Military Plane

Mali's army-dominated government condemned what it called a "clear breach" of its airspace by a French military aircraft.

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Mutineering Troops Seize Mali’s President and Prime Minister

Rebel troops seized Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and Prime Minister Boubou Cisse in a dramatic escalation Tuesday of a months-long crisis.

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Ahead of ECOWAS counter-terror summit, JNIM targets ‘G5 Sahel’ forces in Mali

Dioungani ambush targeted 'G5 forces', al-Qaeda affiliate JNIM claims, ahead of west Africa summit on countering terrorism in the Sahel and Lake Chad

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