Guinea: Reactions after the overthrow of Alpha Conde
Guinean President Alpha Conde was overthrown Sunday by the military after nearly 11 years in power. The perpetrators of the putsch, who call themselves the […]
ECOWAS
Common currency in West Africa: The launch envisaged for 2027 after a one-year stop
The project for a common currency for the 15 countries of ECOWAS is back on track after being suspended due to the pandemic. On Saturday […]
France threatens to withdraw troops from Mali while ECOWAS suspended the country’s membership
Emmanuel Macron threatens to withdraw the French military if Mali moves in the direction of radical Islamism. In an interview with the JDD, the French […]
Lake Chad Basin Commission meets in Abuja to support military transition in Chad
In Abuja, at a summit of the Lake Chad Basin Commission, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari called for broad support for the Transitional Military Council in […]
Senegal: The Court of Justice of ECOWAS orders the end of the electoral sponsorship system
This system requires candidates for various elections to collect the sponsorship of 1% of the electorate to run. During the 2019 presidential election, only five […]
Niger: Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou appointed new Prime Minister
Niger’s new Prime Minister is known as Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou, an insider of former President Issoufou Mahamadou. He has been a member of the PNDS political […]
Gambia: A lull hoped for after clashes between Gambians and Senegalese in Sanyang
More than 250 Senegalese nationals, according to the Gambian Red Cross, fled the fishing village of Sanyang, about 40 kilometers south of Banjul, after clashes […]
The launch of the common currency of the ECOWAS countries postponed to 2025
The common currency of the ECOWAS countries may not see the light of day until 2025 at best. This is what emerges from the debates […]
A Critical Lack of Covid Tests in West Africa
During its 58th summit, held by videoconference this weekend, ECOWAS proposed measures to combat Covid-19. Starting with a harmonization of the price of PCR tests […]
Covid 19: ECOWAS member states agree to harmonize the price of PCR test
Member countries of the Economic Community of West African States have just committed to harmonize the price of PCR tests for Covid-19 at $50. The […]