A Senegalese court has ruled that opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, who is currently imprisoned, be added back to the electoral roll. This decision, political analysts say, may allow Sonko, to run for president in February 2024. Over the previous two years, Sonko faced legal proceedings that included allegations of rape and libel – both of…
The United States (U.S) embassy in the Liberian capital, Monrovia, has disclosed that all Liberian officials sanctioned for alleged corruption by the U.S. government will be banned for life from entering the United States. The embassy statement said the ban would also cover all family members of the sanctioned officials. This latest statement was reiterated…
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 in a statement by the regional body, following the decisions taken at the summit of heads of state and government held on Sunday in Abuja. “Until the…
The ECOWAS 64th Session of Heads of State and Government in Abuja, Nigeria, ended with a call on the military junta in Niger to accept a proposed transition plan put forward by the organisation or continue to face sanctions and the threat of force. Deliberating on the region’s current political realities and the drawbacks for…
Former Sierra Leonean president, Ernest Bai Koroma, was granted bail after news of his invitation by the Sierra Leone Police for questioning over the events of November 26 when armed men launched attacks on various locations in Freetown, the Sierra Leonean capital. He is reported to have stayed in police custody for two days. He…
The head of the Nigerièn military junta, also known as the National Council for the Protection of the Fatherland (CNSP), General Abdourahamane Tiani, has arrived in Lomé, the Togolese capital, this Friday, December 8 for a friendship and working visit. This is his first visit to a full member country of ECOWAS, outside the States…
By Ejiroghene Barrett The first meeting of foreign ministers of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) ended on Friday, December 1, in Bamako, Mali. Ministers adopted concrete recommendations, including the creation of a Confederation between the three member states of the Alliance, namely Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. This meeting, according…
The chief of staff in the Sahel of the Islamic State in the Great Sahara (EIGS), Adamou Diallo, alias Oussama Diallo, was killed on Sunday, during violent fighting between the Malian army and armed movements in Ménaka, north-east of Mali. This was announced Monday on social media network X (formerly Twitter) by Moussa AG Acharatoumane,…
Niger’s military transition government announced Monday that it has ended two security and defence partnerships with the European Union (EU) as the country looks more towards Russia for defence cooperation. A statement issued by the Foreign Ministry denounced the Agreement relating to the status of the civil mission, Security Policy and Common Defense (PSDC) in…
The next ordinary summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will take place on December 10 in Abuja, the Nigerian capital, according to a press release issued by the presidency following a meeting in Abidjan on Wednesday between Ivorian head of state Alassane Ouattara and the president of the regional organisation’s commission,…
