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Nigerian govt accuses Twitter of double standards, supporting secessionist
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], June 3 (ANI/Xinhua): The Nigerian government on Wednesday expressed doubts about Twitter's mission in the country, accusing the U.S. technology company of double standards and supporting the secessionists in the west African country.
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After ECOWAS, African Union suspends Mali's membership following military
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], June 2 (ANI): Following in the footsteps of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the African Union (AU) suspended the membership of Mali on Tuesday following a military coup and the detention of the country's interim prime minister and president.
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ECOWAS suspends Mali's membership over military coup, calls for appointmen
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Bamako [Mali], May 31 (ANI): After the military coup in Mali that witnessed the detention and ouster of President Bah N'Daw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane, the country's membership in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was suspended on Sunday.
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Mali's interim President headed to Ghana to take part in ECOWAS Summit: Pr
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Rabat [Morocco], May 30 (ANI/Sputnik): Mali's newly-appointed interim President Colonel Assimi Goita has departed for Ghana where he will participate in a summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Sunday, the presidency informs.
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Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau dies after clash with IS terror group
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 22 (ANI/Sputnik): Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau is dead after he detonated a suicide vest during an ambush by his rival Islamic State terror group, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday citing Nigerian officials and intelligence it reviewed from a West Africa
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India 'strongly condemns' terrorist attack in Mali
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 19 (ANI): India on Friday "strongly" condemned the terrorist attack in Mali in which 33 soldiers of the West African country were killed.
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Ramco transforms Caverton Helicopters' business processes
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Mar 11 (ANI): Aviation software specialist Ramco Systems said on Thursday it has integrated and digitally transformed the business processes of Caverton Helicopters, a Nigerian aerospace company serving the offshore oil and gas industry and other business sector
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India at UNSC expresses serious concern over security situation in Sahel,
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], January 12 (ANI): India on Monday expressed serious concern over the security situation in the Sahel and Lake Chad region, saying that terrorism, drug trafficking and organized crime have continued unabated in the area.
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ECOWAS delegation calls for establishing civilian government in Mali
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Bamako [Mali], Aug 23 (ANI/Sputnik): A delegation of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), which has arrived in Mali for talks with the military junta, has called on transferring power in the country to a civilian government, a source told Sputnik.
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ECOWAS leaders to hold summit on Monday after failure of Malian Mediation
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Bamako [Mali], July 24 (Sputnik/ ANI): Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) nations will hold an emergency summit on Monday because of the failure of the mediation efforts in Mali, media reported.
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Indian medical supplies will soon reach Burkina Faso to fight COVID-19: Ja
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 25 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Saturday spoke to his Burkina Faso counterpart Alpha Barry regarding coronavirus and assured him that Indian medical supplies will reach the West African country "very soon".
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India opens its first Mahatma Gandhi Convention Centre in Niger
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Niamey [Niger], Jan 21 (ANI): India on Tuesday inaugurated its first Mahatma Gandhi Convention Centre in the West African state of Niger as part of its outreach to the continent.
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