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Guinea junta chief pardons former military leader over stadium massacre
Reuters  |  Mar 29, 2025

Camara, who seized power in a 2008 coup, was, on July 31, 2024, sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in the massacre of at least 157 people du...

Niger's military leader named president, entrenches power
DW News  |  Mar 29, 2025

Niger's military ruler Abdourahamane Tchiani, who seized power in 2023, is now Niger's president. The country's return to democratic norms looks furth...

General Abdel responds to US sanctions, defends Sudanese army actions
Mwangi Maina  |  Jan 17, 2025

The US Treasury Department imposed sanctions on Thursday, citing allegations against the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) for targeting civilians, civilian...

Nigeria denies allegations of destabilising Niger amid pipeline attacks
Mwangi Maina  |  Dec 26, 2024

Niger, which began oil production in 2011 with a modest output of 20,000 barrels per day, views this pipeline as a significant economic asset.

UN extends arms embargo and sanctions on South Sudan for one year
Mary Wambui  |  May 31, 2024

The council argued that arms shipments risk fuelling conflict and contributing to further instability, and strongly urged all Member States to identif...

US slaps sanctions on Zimbabwe President, other senior leaders over abuses
AFP  |  Mar 04, 2024

President Emmerson Mnangagwa is the second consecutive Zimbabwean leader to face US sanctions following veteran President Robert Mugabe.

West African bloc ECOWAS lifts sanctions against Guinea, Mali
Agency  |  Feb 26, 2024

ECOWAS said it was lifting financial and economic sanctions against Guinea and ending restrictions on the recruitment of Malians to professional posit...

West Africa bloc ECOWAS says lifting post-coup sanctions on Niger
Agency  |  Feb 24, 2024

The measures to be lifted included the freezing of Niger's assets in ECOWAS central banks and the suspension of financial transactions between ECOWAS...

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