Burkina Faso will return to constitutional order when conditions are right – Military leaderÂ
Jan. 28, 2022 Burkina Faso’s new military leader Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba said on Thursday that the West African country return to constitutional order when conditions are right. Damiba spoke…
West African Leaders to Hold Summit After Latest Coups
Jan. 27, 2022 Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will hold an extraordinary summit on Burkina Faso and Mali on Friday, Ivory Coast’s information minister said…
W. Africa Coups Show Limits of Diplomacy, Opening Door to New Players
Jan. 27, 2022 Earlier this month, West African countries slapped tough economic sanctions on Mali to punish coup leaders seeking to extend their hold on power, and to halt a…
Burkina Faso Crowd Celebrates Latest Coup
Jan. 26, 2022 Over 1,000 people gathered in Burkina Faso’s capital Ouagadougou on Tuesday in support of a military coup that a day earlier ousted President Roch Kabore, dissolved the…
WEF: AFRICA RISING, NEEDS INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP TO TACKLE TERRORISM, CLIMATE CHANGE – OSINBAJO
Jan. 21, 2022 Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has called for the need for partnerships that help to tackle climate change, address security concerns, promote economic prosperity, combat disease and improve…
Aviation body accuses France of sanctions violation over Mali flight
Jan. 12, 2022 Francophone West Africa’s regional aviation authority has accused a French military plane of violating sanctions imposed by West African states against Mali by flying into the country…
Resurgence of coups d’état, consequence of being ‘completely out of step’ – UN top envoy
Jan. 11, 2022 After a recent wave of attempts and coups d’état in Central African Republic, Mali, Sudan and Guinea, The UN Special Representative for the region told the Security…
Sanctions-hit Mali facing isolation as neighbours cancel flights
Jan 11, 2022 Airlines from neighbouring countries and former colonial ruler France cancelled flights to Mali on Monday, helping isolate a military junta under regional sanctions for trying to extend…
ECOWAS COUNTRIES TO SHUT ALL BORDERS AGAINST MALI, RECALL AMBASSADORS, REJECT JUNTA’S TRANSITION SCHEDULE
Jan. 10, 2022 With its latest stand against unconstitutional seizure of power, leaders of member states in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have shown strong resolve and…
ECOWAS, international community resolute against coup d’etat—Osinbajo
Jan. 9, 2022 Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says there is a strong resolve by the ECOWAS and the international community not to accept coups d’etat or any other form of…