Sahel states accuse Nigeria of violating Burkina Faso airspace
A dispute over an unexpected military landing has sharpened the already fraught relations between Nigeria and the Confederation of Sahel...
ECOWAS
West African bloc visits Guinea-Bissau, threatens sanctions
During a meeting in Guinea-Bissau, senior ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States) officials threatened to impose sanctions and deploy...
Guinea coup leader given green light to run in presidential elections
According to a list released by the Guinean Supreme Court, coup leader General Mamady Doumbouya, among eight others, was given...
Burkina Faso: State visit signals shifting regional relations
On the 16th of September, Sierra Leone's president Julius Maada Bio became the first leader of ECOWAS to visit Burkina...
New ECOWAS president urges Sahel states to re-join
The regional body’s new president, Julius Maada Bio, has reiterated his wish that the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) reintegrate...
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...
$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....
