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		<title>PRESS RELEASE &#124; WANEP and CJID Strengthen Community Information Resilience Through Leadership Training Across Sokoto, Kebbi, and Niger States</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 08:26:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP-Nigeria), in partnership with the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID), has successfully concluded a series of capacity-building trainings for community leaders across Sokoto, Kebbi, and Niger States under the European Union-funded project, Countering Disinformation and Empowering Democracy in North-western Nigeria. The initiative marks a significant milestone in [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP-Nigeria), in partnership with the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID), has successfully concluded a series of capacity-building trainings for community leaders across Sokoto, Kebbi, and Niger States under the <strong>European Union-funded project,</strong> Countering Disinformation and Empowering Democracy in North-western Nigeria. The initiative marks a significant milestone in strengthening community resilience against violence-inciting disinformation and promoting peaceful, democratic communities across the region.</p>



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		<title>PRESS STATEMENT: EXIT OF THE THREE CENTRAL SAHEL STATES FROM ECOWAS AND POLITICAL STALEMATE IN SENEGAL: A CALL ON ECOWAS TO STRENGTHEN ENGAGEMENT WITH KEY STAKEHOLDERS TO MITIGATE POTENTIAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STABILITY OF THE REGION</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2024 12:03:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>WEST AFRICA EARLY WARNING OUTLOOK 2021:- Potential Flashpoints and Simmering Conflicts in the Region</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2021 10:24:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The peace and security environment of West Africa in 2020 was largely dominated by the spread and impact of COVID-19 pandemic, organised elections and political transitions. Since the first case of COVID-19 was recorded in the region in February 2020, a total of 244,213 infections have been confirmed with 3,263 fatalities as of December 31, [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="p1">The peace and security environment of West Africa in 2020 was largely dominated by the spread and impact of COVID-19 pandemic, organised elections and political transitions. Since the first case of COVID-19 was recorded in the region in February 2020, a total of 244,213 infections have been confirmed with 3,263 fatalities as of December 31, 2020<span class="s1">1</span>.</p>
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