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ECOWAS Lifts Sanctions as Guinea’s Doumbouya Takes Office

1/29/2026

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ECOWAS lifted sanctions on Guinea after peaceful elections and the inauguration of Mamady Doumbouya, Guinea's president.
Doumbouya won the December election with 86.72% of the vote, enabling Guinea's reintegration into ECOWAS.
In the Central African Republic, President Faustin-Archange Touadera won reelection with 77.9% of the vote, and Russia strengthened ties.
In Niger, gunfire near Niamey Airport killed at least ten suspected militants, as investigations look into a uranium stockpile dispute.

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ECOWAS lifted sanctions on Guinea after peaceful elections and the inauguration of Mamady Doumbouya, Guinea's president.
Doumbouya won the December election with 86.72% of the vote, enabling Guinea's reintegration into ECOWAS.
In the Central African Republic, President Faustin-Archange Touadera won reelection with 77.9% of the vote, and Russia strengthened ties.
In Niger, gunfire near Niamey Airport killed at least ten suspected militants, as investigations look into a uranium stockpile dispute.