Guinea-Bissau’s capital appeared calm on Wednesday a day after President Umaro Sissoco Embalo survived a gun attack, as France joined condemnation for what has been called an attempted coup in one of Africa’s most unstable countries. Heavily armed men on Tuesday afternoon surrounded government buildings in the capital Bissau...
West Africa
Sustained gunfire was heard on Tuesday near the seat of government in the coup-prone West African state of Guinea-Bissau, AFP reporters said, as a regional bloc condemned what it called an “attempted coup”. Heavily-armed men surrounded the Palace of Government, where President Umaro Sissoco Embalo and Prime Minister Nuno...
The West African bloc ECOWAS on Friday suspended Burkina Faso following a coup, but will not impose other sanctions for the time being, a participant at a virtual summit said. ECOWAS is also calling for the new junta to release ousted president Roch Marc Christian Kabore and other officials...
The president of Burkina Faso was arrested on Monday and detained by soldiers along with members of his cabinet, security sources said, one day after troops staged a mutiny in the jihadist-wracked country. Soldiers rose up at several army bases across the West African state on Sunday, demanding the...
Extreme poverty in West Africa rose by nearly three per cent in 2020, another fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, a UN-backed report launched on Thursday that looks at the socio-impact of the crisis has revealed. The proportion of people living on less than 1.90 dollars a day jumped from...
Mali’s military-dominated government on Monday launched a four-day national forum on returning the country to civilian rule following the country’s August 2020 coup. The authorities have showcased the “National Conference on Reform” as a chance for the public to foster change, but major groups have already lashed the project...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The undemocratic takeover of government in some West African countries has created a great challenge for Electoral Commissions in the sub-region, according to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu. Speaking on Wednesday during plenary of the ECOWAS Network of Electoral...
Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa that covers an area of around 274,200 square kilometres and is bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and the Ivory Coast to the southwest. Burkina Faso’s...
The Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) has trained 62 Medical Military Contingent (NIMED) 8 Level II, to be deployed for peace mission to Mali. The medical personnel were trained at the Martin Luther Agwai International Leadership and Peace Keeping Centre (MLAILPKC), Jaji Military Cantonment, Kaduna. Maj.-Gen. Abdulsalam Ibrahim, Chief...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – UNICEF has revealed that over the past five years, the West and Central Africa region have consistently had some of the highest numbers of UN-verified grave violations against children in armed conflict. A statement issued on Tuesday by UNICEF Communication Officer, Borno State, Mrs....
The Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Dr Sidie Tunis, has called on presidents and leaders of West African Nations to ensure obedience to the Community Court of Justice’s ruling. Giving a remark at the opening of the International Conference to mark the 20th anniversary of the court, Tunis said...