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Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have announced they are leaving the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas). The junta-led countries had already been suspended from the bloc, which has been urging them to return to democratic rule. The three governments said it was a...

Burkina Faso’s military government said it has restored the constitution a week after taking power and has appointed the coup’s leader as head of state for a transitional period. The move came shortly after the African Union (AU) suspended Burkina Faso for the takeover...