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Since January 2025 when Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso officially withdrew their membership of the Economic Communities of West African States (ECOWAS), the departure has left a big crack in the ...

By Elian Peltier Reporting from Abidjan, Ivory Coast Commuters in Abidjan, one of West Africa’s largest cities, joke that it is impossible to run two errands a day because of traffic.

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Cholera hotspots are set to be identified in five African countries this year to guide the development of a roadmap for prevention, control, and elimination of this infectious disease that remains ...

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Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger’s withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) became official in January. A month earlier, ECOWAS decided on a six-month grace period to ...