Tensions in West Africa rise as Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger quit key economic bloc

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Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Sophie Perryer discuss Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger withdrawing from a key West African economic bloc, plus more on the end of a ceasefire between the ELN and the Colombian government, elections in Azerbaijan and Pakistan and the U.S. Supreme Court discussing a challenge to Trump’s presidential bid..
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This episode was produced with work from Factal editors Sophie Perryer, Jaime Calle Moreno, David Wyllie, Awais Ahmad and Joe Veyera. Produced and edited by Jimmy Lovaas, with additional writing by Sophie Perryer. Music courtesy of Andrew Gospe.
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