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Tag: ECOWAS
Under ECOWAS pressure, Guinea junta agrees to leave power in two years
Guinea's ruling junta has agreed to restore civilian rule in two years, after facing sanctions by the West African bloc ECOWAS over its original plan ... Read More
Traoré appointed Burkina Faso’s president amid concerns he could ally with Russia
Captain Ibrahim Traoré was appointed president of Burkina Faso on Wednesday (5 October), less than a week after the latest coup that deposed Damiba amid ... Read More
ECOWAS mediator reaffirms commitment to Burkina Faso in wake of coup
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
Burkina Faso coup denounced by EU and AU, as protestors attack French embassy
African Union chief joins regional leaders from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in condemning the removal of military leader Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba ... Read More
Ivorian soldiers held in Mali are not mercenaries – UN Chief
UN Chief, Antonio Guterres, Sunday told French media RFI the 46 Ivorian soldiers who have been in custody in Mali since July for allegedly plotting ... Read More
ECOWAS materializes support for Morocco-Nigeria gas pipeline
ECOWAS has brought its support for the Morocco-gas pipeline with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to speed up the achievement of this structural ... Read More
Ivory Coast calls for ECOWAS emergency summit over its troops held in Mali
Ivory Coast on Wednesday (14 September) slammed Mali for “blackmailing” over 46 Ivorian troops who have been detained by Bamako and urged leaders of the ... Read More
Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline Project at focus of discussion between Nigerian Petroleum Company and ECOWAS
The Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline project was at the center of discussions, in Abuja, between the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC ... Read More
Former Benin President ends mediation mission in Guinea Conakry
Thomas Boni Yayi, former Beninese President who also doubles as the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) mediator in the Guinean political crisis, concluded ... Read More
Guinea Bissau leaves TICAD as African countries reject presence of Polisario militias’ chief
The presence of the Polisario leader at a Japanese-African development conference was denounced by many African states that deplored the absence of Morocco, the second ... Read More