A West African pro-democracy coalition, the West Africa Democracy Solidarity (WADEMOS) Network, has demanded an end to the crackdown on opposition political candidates, and media outlets in Senegal following the …
A West African pro-democracy coalition, the West Africa Democracy Solidarity (WADEMOS) Network, has demanded an end to the crackdown on opposition political candidates, and media outlets in Senegal following the …
Senegal’s former prime minister Aminata Toure, now a leading opposition figure, was arrested on Sunday in Dakar at a protest against the postponement of the presidential election, opposition deputy Guy …
The West African regional bloc, ECOWAS, in its first reaction, did not condemn the unilateral postponement of Senegal’s presidential election by President Macky Sall but expressed “concern over the circumstances …
The Nigerian government on Monday expressed sadness over an announcement by three ECOWAS member states to withdraw from the bloc. In a statement signed by the spokesperson of the Nigerian …
Mali and Burkina Faso said Monday they had sent ECOWAS “formal notice” of their withdrawal from the West African bloc, with Niger expected to follow. The military regimes in all …
Three junta-led nations in West Africa are pulling out of the region’s political and economic bloc, further isolating their military regimes. Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso in a joint statement …
Salem Bazoum, son of Niger’s ousted President, Mohamed Bazoum, has been released, the country’s military tribunal announced. The 22-year-old was arrested and detained alongside his parents by putschists who overthrew …
On Friday, 15 December, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice sitting in Abuja, ruled that the ousted president of Niger, Mohamed Bazoum, be reinstated as …
The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS/CEDEAO) has officially suspended the Republic of Niger’s membership until constitutional order is restored in the country. This was contained …