At a meeting in Nigeria, leaders from the 15-nation Economic Community of West African States said they would send 3,300 soldiers to wrest control of northern Mali from Islamist extremists.

At a meeting in Nigeria, leaders from the 15-nation Economic Community of West African States said they would send 3,300 soldiers to wrest control of northern Mali from Islamist extremists.

In the aftermath of Tunisia’s revolution, a heated competition is on to redefine the nation religiously and politically.

In the aftermath of Tunisia’s revolution, a heated competition is on to redefine the nation religiously and politically.