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Burkina Faso Ends Foreign Armoured Vehicle Orders As Traoré Pushes Domestic Defence Manufacturing
16
Sep

Burkina Faso Ends Foreign Armoured Vehicle Orders As Traoré Pushes Domestic Defence Manufacturing

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‘NANGA’ ARMOURED FLEET MARKS LATEST STEP IN OUAGADOUGOU’S DRIVE FOR MILITARY SELF-RELIANCE Burkina Faso’s transitional President, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, says the country will stop ordering armoured vehicles from foreign suppliers as it expands efforts to manufacture military equipment domestically. The announcement came as Burkina Faso unveiled a first fleet of locally produced “Nanga” armoured vehicles, […]

Sierra Leone’s President Maada Bio Elected as New ECOWAS Chairman
24
Jun

Sierra Leone’s President Maada Bio Elected as New ECOWAS Chairman

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President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone has been elected as the new Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, assuming leadership of West Africa’s key regional bloc during a time of heightened political and security challenges. In his inaugural address, Bio outlined four strategic priorities: restoring constitutional order in member […]