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In the deadliest shipwreck recorded in 2020, at least 140 migrants have drowned off the coast of Senegal. The UN's International Organization for Migration says the boat was bound for Spain's Canary Islands. It was carrying about 200 people. CNN reports the vessel caught fire a few hours after departing Mbour. It eventually capsized near Saint-Louis, on the Senegalese northwest coast. The IOM is deeply saddened by this recent tragedy, which follows four shipwrecks recorded in the Central Mediterranean last week and another in the English Channel. Statement, United Nations International Organization for Migration CNN reports the Senegalese government and the IOM will travel to Saint-Louis to assess the needs of survivors and provide immediate assistance.
A new summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) begins in Niamey. The discussions will center on the ongoing situation in Mali, following the 18th August coup d'état. IMAGES
Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara and his Senegalese counterpart Macky Sall are welcomed at Bamako airport by Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta. Five West African heads of state are expected in Mali to try to resolve the socio-political crisis that has gripped the country since June. IMAGES
The East African Community regional force begins its withdrawal from the Democratic Republic of Congo after Kinshasa deemed it ineffective and refused to renew its mandate. IMAGES
West African military chiefs meet in Ghana to coordinate a possible armed intervention aimed at reversing the coup in Niger. IMAGES
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