Tag: ECOWAS
Fractured West African bloc appeals for unity
West Africa's regional bloc appealed for unity on Thursday after emergency ta...
Burkina, Mali, and Niger reject one-year period to q...
The three countries announced on 28 January that they were quitting the West ...
Senegal plunged into crisis as opposition blasts 'de...
West African bloc ECOWAS said it ‘encourages’ Senegal, a member state, to urg...
Clashes as Senegal parliament delays presidential poll
The atmosphere in Senegal has been tense since Saturday when Sall announced a...
Niger's military rulers say French army's exit opera...
The announcement comes as Algeria decided to 'postpone' mediation efforts to ...
Liberia's football legend president takes shot at se...
Ex-international football star George Weah is running for a second term as Li...
Niger junta slams UN chief for General Assembly 'obs...
Negotiations to restore civilian rule have yet to bear fruit, with the junta ...
Ousted Niger leader appeals to West Africa bloc cour...
Mohamed Bazoum, overthrown by a military coup on 26 July and has been detaine...
Nigeria president suggests nine-month transition for...
The Economic Community of West African States has imposed sanctions on Niger ...
African Union suspends Niger over military coup
The AU said this would remain in place until civilian rule in the country is ...
Pro-coup rally in Niger after military leader warns ...
The latest in a string of pro-coup rallies came a day after the new military ...
West African delegation arrives in coup-hit Niger
Although Ecowas says it favours dialogue to defuse the crisis, it has agreed ...
Disinformation an 'easy sell' in post-coup Niger
From false rumours and misleading videos to manipulated audio clips, AFP has ...
Seventeen Niger troops killed in attack near Burkina...
The defence ministry added that another 20 soldiers had been wounded, six ser...
African Union meets on Niger crisis
Those attending include AU Commission chief Moussa Faki Mahamat as well as re...
Six Niger soldiers, 10 suspected jihadists killed in...
Suspected jihadists on motorbikes ambushed the troops near the western town o...
