Tag: Mahamadou Issoufou

ECOWAS mediator reaffirms commitment to Burkina Faso in wake of coup

October 5, 2022

The ECOWAS mediator for Burkina Faso has ended his visit to the country in the wake of last week's coup, the second in eight months, ... Read More

Death of former Malian president Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta

January 17, 2022

Former Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita died Sunday in Bamako at the age of 76, a year and a half after being overthrown by the ... Read More

Calls Mount for Bolstering G5 Sahel Force

June 6, 2018

French President Emmanuel Macron called for more support to the counterterrorism Sahel force known as G5. “Money now needs to be disbursed” to allow the ... Read More

Morocco Gathers Support for ECOWAS Membership

March 20, 2017

Morocco’s foreign Minister, Salaheddine Mezouar, visited several member countries of the West African Economic Community (ECOWAS) in a bid to gather support for Morocco’s bid ... Read More

EU launches $2 bn anti-migration fund for Africa

November 13, 2015

The European Union launched a fund for Africa on Thursday with an initial $2 billion to tackle the spiralling number of migrants flooding its shores. ... Read More