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Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger Begin One-Year Exit From International Criminal Court

The withdrawals could narrow legal options for victims, weakening global efforts to hold perpetrators of war crimes to account.

Guinea Outlaws 40 Political Parties in Decree Freezing Assets, Banning Symbols

Guinea-Bissau Junta Schedules Dec. 6, 2026 Elections After Coup

Benin Leader Says Foiled Putsch Lacked Army Backing as Hunt for Ringleader Continues

ECOWAS Rejects Guinea-Bissau Junta Plan, Threatens Targeted Sanctions

Fuel Blockade Tightens Grip on Bamako as Jihadist Group Strangles Supply Routes

Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger Announce Joint Withdrawal From ICC

Guinea Junta Suspends Three Major Parties, Pushes Back Referendum Campaign Start

Niger Says Airstrike Killed Boko Haram Leader Ibrahim Bakoura as Aide Denies

Malian Junta Foils Coup Plot, Detains Two Generals and French National

Burkina Faso Dissolves Electoral Commission, Hands Vote Control to Interior Ministry

Mali Junta Suspends Political Parties Following Pro-Democracy Protests

Mali Junta Poised to Cement Power as National Dialogue Backs Goita's Five-Year Presidency

Gabon Schedules Presidential Election for April 12 to Transition from Military Rule

ECOWAS Establishes Special Court for Gambia Dictatorship Crimes

Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger Reaffirm ECOWAS Exit Plans

130,000 Boko Haram Members Surrender in Nigeria Over Five Months

Burkina Faso Junta Appoints New Prime Minister After Dissolving Government

Burkina Faso Junta Dismisses Prime Minister and Dissolves Government

Gabon Holds Referendum on New Constitution Post-Coup