The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will remove its sanctions against Niger.
The sanctions imposed on Niger by the West African regional organization ECOWAS are to be lifted. These restrictions include border closures and the suspension of financial transactions. According to its officials, the decision was made with humanitarian concerns in mind. Three members of ECOWAS declared their departure from the West African regional organization, and now the organization's leaders are gathering.
Riohacha is the destination for displaced Indigenous people in Colombia due to conflict.
When paramilitary violence increased, hundreds of indigenous people in northern Colombia were compelled to leave their settlements. In a nation where internal strife has raged for almost 60 years, this is the most recent outbreak. Riohacha is where they've sought sanctuary.
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