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

Authorities cite legal compliance failures, a claim the dissolved parties reject ahead of May legislative elections.

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

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