Senegal: freedom of expression undermined by myriad arrests
Prosecuted on the basis of controversial articles of the penal code, several Senegalese personalities have recently been summoned by the...
ECOWAS
$25 billion Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline nears approval
As a $25 billion pipeline connecting Nigeria’s natural gas reserves to Morocco nears approval, regional fractures persist, threatening the project’s...
Niger junta frees ministers of toppled government
Niger’s military junta announced it has released around 50 prisoners, including ministers and officials from the government it brought down...
50 prisoners released by Niger junta
Niger’s military junta announced it has released around 50 prisoners, including ministers and officials from the government it brought down...
Ghana and Morocco to scrap visa requirements
Ghana and Morocco have agreed to take steps towards eliminating visa requirements for all travellers between the two nations, among...
Ghana and Morocco to strengthen economic ties
Ghana and Morocco have agreed to take steps towards eliminating visa requirements for all travelers between the two nations, among...
Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire urge Sahel states to rejoin ECOWAS
Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire have asked that Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger rejoin the Economic Community of West African States...
Guinea-Bissau threatens to expel ECOWAS mission
Guinea-Bissau president Umaro Sissoco Embalo threatened to expel a mission from the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS), the...
UN calls on military government to release President in Niger
The UN has called on the Niger military government for the immediate release of ousted Niger president Mohamed Bazoum and...
Niger military junta expels Red Cross without explanation
The military junta in Niger has expelled the International Committee of the Red Cross from the country without any explanation....
Burkina Faso issues first new AES passport to captain
Burkina Faso's Captain Ibrahim Traoré is the first person to ever be issued the new AES passport. This came mere...
Burkina Faso issues first new bloc passport
The ruler of Burkina Faso Ibrahim Traoré became the first person to receive the new Alliance of Sahel States (AES)...
Three West African states officially exit bloc amid political shift
Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso officially quit the West African bloc ECOWAS on January 29th, severing ties following a period...
Thousands rally in Sahel states to cheer ECOWAS exit
Thousands of people rallied in the junta-led Sahel states of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali on January 28th in support...
Alliance of Sahel States discuss exit from ECOWAS
The Alliance of Sahel States are discussing an exit from ECOWAS, the regional political and economic union of fifteen countries...
