The West African regional bloc ECOWAS is to lift some sanctions on Niger, including border closures and a suspension of financial transactions. It’s leaders say the decision is based on humanitarian considerations. Leaders of ECOWAS are meeting after three members announced they were leaving the west African regional organisation. Al Jazeera’s Ahmed Idris joins live from Abuja. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #ECOWAS #Niger #SanctionsLifted #WestAfrica #RegionalBloc #AfricanNews #EconomicDevelopment #Diplomacy
A Sierra Leone court has allowed former President Ernest Bai Koroma, who is charged with treason, to travel abroad on medical grounds. Koroma, 70, was charged early this month with four offences for his alleged role in a failed military attempt to topple the West African country’s government in November. Al Jazeera’s Ahmed Idris reports from Freetown. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #SierraLeone #ErnestBaiKoroma #MedicalTravel #CourtDecision #Trea-sonCharges #WestAfrica #GovernmentToppleAttempt #LegalNews
Spanish authorities say nearly 32,000 migrants reached the Canary Islands by sea from West Africa this year – higher than the previous record posted in 2006. The Canary Islands have become the main destination for migrants from African countries trying to reach Europe. Al Jazeera’s Nicolas Haque embarked with a Senegalese navy ship on a mission to stop migrants reaching Spain and brings us this report. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Migration #Refugees #IllegalMigration #Migrants #SenegalNavy #ImmigrationToEurope #WestAfrica #Spain #CanaryIslands
More than 6,000 people have now been forced from their homes in La Palma, one of the Spanish Canary Islands. Parts of the area have been engulfed in lava from a volcano which erupted on Sunday. Many people lost their homes, and there is anger after a minister appeared to encourage so-called disaster tourists to visit. Al Jazeera’s Nicolas Haque reports from La Palma, Spain. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #CanaryIslands #Volcano
Thousands of people have been told to leave their homes after a volcanic eruption on the Spanish Canary Islands. It follows a week of increasing seismic activity on the island of La Palma, 500km (310 miles) off the coast of West Africa. Al Jazeera’s Alexi O’Brien reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #CanaryIslands #volcano
Guinea’s new military rulers are under increasing diplomatic pressure. The African Union has suspended the country after last weekend’s coup. Meanwhile, a delegation from the West Africa regional bloc ECOWAS has held talks with army leaders and met expelled President Alpha Conde. They described their engagement as frank and productive. Al Jazeera’s Ahmed Idris reports from Conakry, Guinea. – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/ – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera/ – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #GuineaConakry # MamadyDoumbouya #GuineaCoup #ECOWAS
