Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger will leave the Ecowas group in January but have six months to return.
Month: December 2024
Israeli strikes kill 50 in Gaza, Hamas-run health ministry says
The Israeli military says Sunday’s strikes targeted sites used by Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
Legendary Indian tabla player Zakir Hussain dies at 73
The Indian classical music icon died of a lung disease at a hospital in San Francisco.
South Korea court begins Yoon’s impeachment trial process
It has six months to decide whether to sustain or reject the vote to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol.
‘It feels like nuclear war aftermath’ say devastated island’s residents
Rescuers combthrough the debris in the French Indian Ocean territory hit by the worst storm in 90 years.
South Korea Stock Exchange Chief: It’s Time to Institutionalize Crypto
The head of South Korea’s stock exchange says the nation should “institutionalize crypto” and “act quickly” or risk losing ground on its international rivals.
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Why a nation of 1.45 billion wants more children
India, the world’s most populous country, is seeing a debate about having more babies.
In from the cold: Scandi wines hope to win over drinkers
Thanks to climate change and tougher vines, Denmark and Sweden have a growing number of wineries.
Bali Nine drug smugglers ‘relieved’ to be back in Australia
The five remaining members of the drug ring have spent almost 20 years in Indonesian prisons.
‘I thought I would die’ – freed captive tells BBC of life in West African jihadist base
BBC Africa speaks exclusively to a man from Ghana who was held captive by insurgents in Burkina Faso.