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ECOWAS bloc lifts sanctions on junta-led Niger

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Niger's strongman General Abdourahamane Tiani. [AFP]

The West African regional bloc said on Saturday it would lift strict sanctions on Niger as it seeks a new strategy to dissuade three junta-led states from withdrawing from the political and economic union, a move that threatens regional integration.

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