The West African Economic and Monetary Union (ECOWAS) has reached an agreement with Sierra Leone on a gas pipeline from sources in Nigeria, Senegal and Mauritania to Morocco. The pipeline, with a capacity of 30 billion cubic meters, will bring West African gas closer to the European market.
BusinessJihadists and separatists recently carried out large-scale, coordinated attacks against the military junta in Mali. The groups have different reasons for attacking their common enemy, the military regime. If they succeed in bringing down the junta, the question is whether they would have a basis for continued cooperation.
WorldBenin's President Patrice Talon assures that the situation is under control after an attempted coup. At the same time, Nigeria has carried out airstrikes in Benin, and the West African Cooperation Organization Ecowas announces that soldiers from neighboring countries are being deployed.
ConflictsGuinea-Bissau is suspended from the decision-making bodies of the West African Economic and Social Council (Ecowas) following the coup d'état in the country.
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