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What can the breakaway confederation do without Ecowas? artwork

What can the breakaway confederation do without Ecowas?

Focus on Africa
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The West African regional grouping Ecowas has warned that it risks disintegration and worsened insecurity after Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger formed a breakaway confederation. Can the three landlocked countries go it alone? Can your social media presence be inherited after you die? And a new look at how electronic waste can be recycled in Ghana Presenter: Audrey Brown Producers: Joseph Keen, Bella Hassan, Yvette Twagiramariya and Nyasha Michelle in London. Susan Gachuhi and Charles Gitonga in Nairobi. Technical Producer: Nick Randell Senior Producer: Paul Bakibinga Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi

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