Niger’s Military Leader Sworn in as President for Five-Year Transitional Period
General Abdourahamane Tchiani, Niger’s military ruler, has been sworn in on March 26 as the country’s President for a transitional period of five years. Tchiani, […]
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Mali Withdraws from the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie Amid Shifting Alliances
Mali has announced on Tuesday March 18 its withdrawal from the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), a move that follows similar actions by Niger […]
Presidents of Ghana and Ivory Coast Discussed ECOWAS Unity and Regional Cooperation
Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara and Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama held talks on March 5 in Abidjan, focusing on strengthening bilateral ties and regional cooperation. […]
Guinea-Bissau President Rejects ECOWAS Mediation Mission Over Unapproved Actions
Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo has declared that the mediation mission from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will no longer be welcomed […]
Guinea-Bissau President has Threatened to Expel ECOWAS Mission Amid Electoral Dispute
Guinea-Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embalo has threatened to expel a political mission sent by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), according to a […]
Guinea-Bissau Braces for Tensions as Opposition Calls for Nationwide Paralysis
In Guinea-Bissau’s capital, Bissau, heightened security measures have been in place since Thursday February 27, following the opposition’s call for nationwide paralysis, coinciding with the […]
ECOWAS faces uncertain future after three ex-members form new alliance
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is grappling with its biggest crisis in five decades following the withdrawal of three junta-led countries — […]
ECOWAS Acknowledges Withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has officially recognized the departure of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger from the regional bloc. A statement […]
Togo hints at exiting ECOWAS to join junta-led AES bloc
Togo, West Africa’s third smallest country by landmass, might join the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), which includes military junta-led Burkina Faso, Niger, and Mali, […]
Sahel Alliance Rejects ECOWAS Withdrawal Timeline, Accuses Foreign Interference
The newly formed Alliance of Sahel States (AES), composed of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, has firmly rejected the timetable proposed by the Economic Community […]