African states to create regional counterterrorism force
West Africa's fight against terrorism has intensified with the announcement of plans to create a regional counterterrorism force, as reported...
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ECOWAS removes sanctions on Guinea
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), a regional bloc, has lifted all sanctions against Guinea, as reported by...
African Union lifts sanctions on Guinea
The African Union (AU) announced the lifting of sanctions on Guinea, which were initially imposed in 2021, as reported by...
Guinea-Bissau sets election date in December 2026 post-coup
Guinea-Bissau has set the date for presidential and legislative elections for December 6th, 2026, following a coup in November 2025, according to...
Russia cements itself as the Sahel’s trusted partner
The recent coups in the Sahel have displayed an anti-Western sentiment, with its governments realigning with Russia for security and...
Burkina Faso: Former transitional president arrested
The former transitional president of Burkina Faso, Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, has been arrested in neighbouring Togo, as reported...
Guinea: Military junta leader sworn in as president
The leader of Guinea's military junta, General Mamadi Doumbouya, was sworn in as the country's president on January 17th, as...
Nigeria apologises to Burkina Faso over Sahel airspace breach
Nigeria has moved swiftly to contain diplomatic fallout after one of its military aircraft violated the airspace of the Alliance...
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...
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...
