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Published 05/14/2012 - 2:21 a.m. GMT

Nigerian Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Oluseyi Petinrin
Nigerian Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Oluseyi Petinrin

The ECOWAS Committee of Chiefs of Defence Staff (CCDS) will meet in Abuja on Monday, 14th May 2012 to consider modalities for the deployment of troops to Guinea Bissau and Mali as part of the region’s response to the security challenges in the region.


 
Published 04/15/2012 - 9:41 p.m. GMT


BANJUL, Gambia — Senegalese President Macky Sall arrived in Gambia Sunday for a one-day working visit on his first official trip since taking office.
Published 03/25/2012 - 11:23 p.m. GMT

Macky Sall comes second in Senegalese presidential election
President elect Macky Sall comes second in Senegalese first presidential election (Photo: AFP)

President Abdoulaye Wade conceded defeat to his former protege Macky Sall late Sunday, congratulating him several hours after polls closed when preliminary results showed the opposition candidate had trounced the 85-year-old incumbent.


 
Published 03/23/2012 - 5:05 a.m. GMT

BAMAKO, 22 March 2012 (IRIN) - Former Malian President Amadou Toumani Touré, overthrown this morning by mutinous soldiers, said recently that tackling recalcitrant Tuareg rebels in the north is going to be an ongoing task for future governments.