PRIME Sahel junta poses new dilemma for Ecowas The junta successfully built a strong anti-French sentiment in Francophone African countries, capitalising on their populist dispositions.
PRIME With Cote d’Ivoire elections looming, Ouattara remains tight-lipped Although Ouattara’s coalition has yet to announce its official candidate, there is little doubt that his name will be on the ballot paper.
Nigeria’s anti-graft agency recovers nearly $500m in one year EFCC said it also seized 931,052 metric tonnes of petroleum products, 975 real estate properties and company shares.
Ecowas mission leaves Guinea-Bissau after ‘president’s threat’ A dispute over when Embalo’s presidential term, which began in 2020, should end has heightened tensions.
Senegal: New agreement raises hope for long-term peace The MFDC has been fighting for self-rule since 1982, in response to neglect by the Senegalese government.
Sierra Leone detains Dutch journalist on espionage claims Sophie Van Leeuwen was picked up while reporting in the capital, Freetown.
PRIME Ecowas leaves ‘doors open’ as exit of Junta-led nations takes effect The military leaders of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have posed a major challenge to the bloc’s unity, refusing to heed its call for a transition to civilian rule.
Fuel tanker blast kills 18 in Nigeria The truck suffered brake failure and the driver lost control, crashing into more than a dozen vehicles on an expressway
Ghana president taps retired army officer as envoy to junta-led Sahel states Juntas seized control in a series of coups in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger and severed military and diplomatic ties with regional allies and Western powers.
