Claim comes after military ruler Abdourahamane Tiani accused France, Benin, Ivory coast of involvement in the attack.
Leaders from Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso are hoping to find a way to repel advancing fighters linked to al-Qaeda.
The regional bloc seemed resigned to the coup crises rocking the region until the Benin attempt this month.
Nigeria’s president says he sent fighter jets, troops to Benin to help quell a coup attempt by mutinous soldiers.
ECOFEST 2025 in Dakar, Senegal focuses on how culture fosters resilience amid political crises in West Africa.
Officials said the suspension related to broadcasts about an ongoing fuel blockade that has caused major shortages.
The kidnapped man is a pilot for an evangelical organisation, a diplomatic source says.
Women and children represent 80 percent of those forcibly displaced in countries including Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger.
General Goita has secured a five-year term as president for himself, and elections are postponed indefinitely in Mali.
The three West African countries say they are leaving the International Criminal Court to seek ‘sovereignty’.
The Sahel country is one of the few African nations to boast rare dinosaurs, but safeguarding them is a challenge.
