Burkina Faso: Commission proposes 30-month transition
A Commission set up early February by the military junta that seized power a month ago in Burkina Faso has proposed a 30-month transition before […]
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Gambia: Seven Senegalese soldiers released by Casamance rebels
Rebels in the southern Senegalese town of Casamance freed seven Senegalese soldiers on Monday across the border from Gambia where they had been holding captive […]
France wanted to divide Mali in two, Prime Minister Maïga
Malian Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga accused France on Monday of having worked for the partition of his country through its military involvement, in a […]
Burkina Faso escapes new ECOWAS sanctions
No new sanctions have been imposed on Burkina Faso. The information was confirmed by the President of the ECOWAS Commission, Jean-Claude Kassi Brou. Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri […]
ECOWAS Summit in Ghana: Putschs and security on the agenda
Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are meeting in Accra on Thursday as three jihadist-hit countries in the region – Mali, […]
ECOWAS suspends Burkina Faso from its bodies
Burkina Faso was suspended after the coup by the Community of West African States (ECOWAS) at the end of a virtual summit of the organization, […]
African Union wants to relaunch dialogue between Mali and ECOWAS
An African Union delegation was in Bamako on Tuesday, January 25. The Chairperson of the AU Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, met with the transitional authorities. […]
Burkina Faso: International community condemns military coup
The military coup that toppled President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré in Burkina Faso was widely condemned by the international community on Tuesday, with West African […]
Gambia: Two Senegalese soldiers of the ECOWAS contingent killed
Two Senegalese soldiers of the ECOWAS Mission in The Gambia (Ecomig) and a suspected Casamance rebel were killed Monday in a clash in western Gambia, […]
The French army violated Malian airspace
ASECNA, the organization that manages airspace in much of Africa, has reported to the Malian authorities a violation of their airspace by a French military […]