Three West African Countries Exit Regional ECOWAS Bloc
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Three West African Countries Exit Regional ECOWAS Bloc

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger are withdrawing from a 49-year-old regional alliance that has allowed goods and nearly 400 million people to travel freely across a tightly connected region.
Music Videos Promote Niger’s Military After a Coup
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Music Videos Promote Niger’s Military After a Coup

Music videos praising the military have proliferated since generals seized power, highlighting the army’s longstanding importance in Niger and popular dissatisfaction with civilian rule.