Burkina Faso’s junta leader meets overthrown President Roch Kaboré
The head of the junta in Burkina Faso, Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, received on Tuesday Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, the former President he overthrew in […]
ECOWAS
ECOWAS Regrets Mali’s Signing of 2-Year Transition Decree amid Negotiations
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said on Wednesday that it regrets that the Malian military authorities signed a decree introducing a two-year […]
Mali: ECOWAS sanctions maintained after Accra Summit
The exceptional ECOWAS and UEMOA Summits held on Saturday, June 4 in Accra, did not result in any progress for Guinea, Burkina Faso or Mali. […]
Jean-Claude Kassi Brou appointed new Governor of the Central Bank of West African States
In Accra, an extraordinary summit of the eight countries of the West African Monetary Union (UEMOA) was held on Saturday, June 4, in the wake […]
War in Ukraine: Macky Sall in Moscow to “carry the voice of Africa’’
Macky Sall will travel to Moscow this Thursday, June 2. This is what sources at the presidency in Dakar indicate. The Senegalese head of state, […]
Guinean legislature validates three-year transition
The legislative body set up by the junta in Guinea on Wednesday set the duration of the transition before the return of civilians to power […]
Togo’s president accepts role as mediator in Mali crisis
Togo’s President Faure Gnassingbe has agreed to mediate the political crisis in Mali at a time when the military junta is under pressure to restore […]
ECOWAS: Chiefs of Staff Seek Strengthening Military Cooperation amid Growing Insecurity
The chiefs of staff of the Community of West African States (ECOWAS) held a two-day meeting in Accra Thursday and Friday to debate defence and […]
Burkina Faso asks ECOWAS to send military observers
ECOWAS had asked Burkina Faso on Wednesday to provide a reasonable timetable for the return of civilians to power. Ouagadougou wanted more time and the […]
Senegalese police arrested 3 suspected of violating Mali embargo
Senegalese police announced on Saturday that they had arrested and placed in custody two Malians and a Senegalese who were violating the West African states’ […]