The Economic Community of West African States has declared a state of emergency across the region following a surge in coups, attempted coups and escalating insecurity. ECOWAS Commission President, Omar Touray, announced the decision today at the 55th Session of the Mediation and Security Council in Abuja, reports Vanguard. According to him, W...
•Troops The military takeover in Guinea-Bissau brings the number of coups on the turbulent continent of Africa in five years to 10. Here is a recap of the African countries where coups have happened in the last 10 years: Mali Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita is overthrown by five army colonels in August 2020. In […]
•Mahama and Tinubu in Abuja Ghanaian President, John Mahama, yesterday visited his Nigerian counterpart, Bola Tinubu, at the State House in Abuja. The visit, the first since his inauguration on January 7 is to brief Tinubu – who also doubles as the Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government – on […]
•Coupists The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Yusuf Tuggar, has expressed fear over the increasing coups in west Africa, saying “it could snowball into engulfing the entire African continent”. It was contained in a statement sent by Alkasim Abdulkadir, SA Media and Communications Strategy to the minister, today in Abuja. Tuggar expressed con...
•Tinubu Chairman of ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, President Bola Tinubu, today, has called on West African leaders to prioritise good governance and collective prosperity as an essential tool to prevent authoritarian takeovers of power and unconstitutional changes of government in the region. He said this while addressing ...
•Scholz (left) German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is lamenting the incessant coups in Africa but hopes it does not become a trend. He made the comment yesterday after a closed session with the President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Omar Touray at the bloc’s headquarters in Abuja, reports Channels TV. In recent […...
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