Guinea junta bars its members from running in next elections
Sept. 28, 2021 Guinea’s junta said on Monday its members are barred from standing in the next national or local elections, and that it will agree on the length of…
Mali could delay post-coup elections – Interim PM says
Sept. 27, 2021 Mali could push back presidential and legislative elections from late February to avoid their validity being contested, its prime minister handling a post-coup transition said. Mali’s progress…
Ahead of October Launch, eNaira Platform Goes Live
September 27, 2021 … Records one million hits in days after unveiling according to analytics The official website of the upcoming Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) digital currency, the eNaira,…
French minister in Mali to pressure junta over Russian mercenaries
Sept. 20, 2021 France’s Armed Forces Minister arrived in Mali on Sunday to pressure the military junta to end talks to bring Russian mercenaries into the country and push it…
Symbolism as Danbatta, Ndiaye, Hoist Senegal Flag at WATRA Secretariat
September 20, 2021 The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, on Thursday, September 16, joined His Excellency, Babacar…
ECOWAS EXTRAORDINARY SUMMIT: NIGERIA, ECOWAS INSIST ON PROMPT TRANSITION TO CIVIL RULE IN GUINEA
Sept. 17, 2021 … Sub-regional leaders agree to freeze financial assets of new military junta Determined to ensure a prompt return of democratic rule to Guinea after the recent military…
ECOWAS resorts to sanctions over Guinea, Mali coups
Sept. 17, 2021 West Africa’s main regional bloc on Thursday imposed sanctions against the junta in Guinea and those slowing Mali’s post-coup transition – its toughest response yet to a…
West African leaders to hold summit on Guinea coup on Thursday
Sept. 15, 2021 West African leaders will meet on Thursday to decide how to respond to the coup in Guinea and how to pressure the junta leaders to return the…
Guinea junta tells central bank to freeze government accounts
Sept. 10, 2021 Guinea’s military junta, which seized power over the weekend, said on Thursday that it has ordered the central bank and other banks to freeze all government accounts….
Osinbajo proposes AU, UN, Commonwealth, others simultaneously suspend nations where military seizes power
Sept. 10, 2021 … Says let’s put in place measures to prevent coups Vice president Yemi Osinbajo has called of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to take…