The Transitional military government of Mali has ended the 2015 Algiers peace deal with Tuareg separatist rebels in a move that observers say could further destabilise the conflict-torn West African nation. In a statement read on state television, the military authorities said its decision was motivated by three serious facts: The change in posture of…
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, in a joint statement have officially announced their withdrawal from the ECOWAS. According to a statement by Colonel Amadou Abdramane, Niger junta spokesman, the decision was provoked by the harsh sanctions imposed by the regional body, which he described as “illegal, illegitimate, inhumane and irresponsible” and said was “in violation…
The decision by the Sierra Leonean courts to vary the bail conditions for the country’s former president, Ernest Bai Koroma, which would see him travel abroad for medical checks, has sparked mixed reactions across the entire political spectrum in the country. The decision comes amidst attempts by regional political leaders and ECOWAS to secure an…
The interim prime minister appointed by the Niger junta, Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine, visited Russia for talks aimed at deepening economic and military ties between the two countries. He was accompanied on his visit by the Minister of Defense, Salihou Mody, and the Ministers of Oil and Trade. Zeine will also visit Turkey, Iran and…
Nigerièn authorities have announced the release of the former president, Mohamed Bazoum’s family from house arrest. It was reported that Bazoum’s wife was released shortly after the provisional release of Salem Bazoum, the former president’s son. The country’s military tribunal had said in a statement that it granted Salem provisional release from house arrest…
Following the recent arrests and charge of treason brought against 12 individuals and the former president of Sierra Leone for their alleged involvement in the attempted coup d’état of November 26th, the country’s Ministry of Defence & the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF) have commenced a Court Martial Pre-trial of 27 Military personnel…
The Nigerien government has decided to nationalise the exploitation of its drinking water, ending its contract with the French company Veolia and its subsidiary the Niger Water Exploitation Company (SEEN), after the adoption of a draft decree of the statutes of the new State Company called “Nigerien des Eaux” in the Council of Ministers. According…
The Nigerian military has neutralised the leader of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) in Nigeria, Ba’a Shuwa, and scores of his fighters in the northeastern state of Brono during a major air offensive by the Nigerian Air Force. Intelligence sources saying that the damaging airstrikes carried out on January 2, 2023 at…
Former Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma has been charged with four counts of treason in connection with the November 26 attempted coup in the country. Koroma has denied any involvement in the plot to topple the government, which killed about 20 people. However, several suspects identified by the government as key culprits in the…
The Sierra Leonean government on Tuesday, January 2, charged 12 people with treason and other offences for their roles in what authorities have called an attempted coup on November 26, a press release said. The charges, outlined in a press release by the country’s information minister, Chernor Bah, include treason, misprision of treason, and harbouring,…
