West Africa

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Alliance of Sahel states breaks from Western-backed ECOWAS bloc

Paul Gregoire argues that against the backdrop of efforts by the West and Israel to undermine the post World War II global order, the people’s revolt in West Africa takes on global significance.

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Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger exit ECOWAS, form separate alliance

The military governments in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger announced on January 28 that they would leave the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and have formed their own alliance, reports Al Mayadeen English.

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Africa’s Sahel is undergoing a second decolonisation as nations overthrow neo-colonial rule

What has been dubbed a second decolonisation process is occurring right now in Africa’s Sahel, reports Paul Gregoire.