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  "id": 15708153,
  "title": "ECOWAS, AES agree to talks on trade, security after split",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/ecowas-aes-agree-to-talks-on-trade-security-after-split",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-20T05:10:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BusinessDay Nigeria",
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    "url": "https://businessday.ng/africa/article/ecowas-aes-agree-to-talks-on-trade-security-after-split/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Confederation of Sahel States (AES) have agreed to establish joint",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}