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W. African bloc flies envoys to Burkina Faso after latest coup
W. African bloc flies envoys to Burkina Faso after latest coup
Africa
by  AFP

Envoys from the West African bloc ECOWAS were heading to Burkina Faso on Monday after the jihadist-torn Sahel state underwent its second military coup in less than nine months. ECOWAS -- the Economic Community of West African States -- issued a statement welcoming "a peaceful settlement of their differences" and announced it would dispatch a delegation to Ouagadougou on Monday.

UK economy not out of woods despite tax U-turn
UK economy not out of woods despite tax U-turn
World
by  AFP

Britain's debt-fuelled economy remains threatened by recession and the pound mired by trouble despite the government of new Prime Minister Liz Truss performing a swift tax U-turn. UK gilts, or government bonds, remain supported by an emergency Bank of England intervention after yields rocketed following the debt-fuelled budget late last month.