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  "id": 8770869,
  "title": "ECOWAS and France Discuss Terrorism Challenges Across West Africa",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/ecowas-and-france-discuss-terrorism-challenges-across-west-africa",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-20T19:57:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Rio Times",
    "slug": "the-rio-times",
    "url": "https://www.riotimesonline.com/ecowas-france-terrorism-talks-west-africa-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "West Africa · GEOPOLITICS Key Facts —What happened The Economic Community of West African States and France are coordinating on counterterrorism after West Africa recorded more than 1,800 terrorist attacks in the first half of 2023. —The numbers Those attacks caused nearly 4,600 deaths, and ECOWAS backed a 2020-2024 action plan with a reported US$2.3 […] The post ECOWAS and France Discuss…",
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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."
}