Africa

The Economic Community of West African State​s (ECOWAS) has stated that the decision to lift sanctions on Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso was based on the need to maintain the unity...

Academics and other experts are set to launch the Regional Citizen’s Dialogue Programme (RCDP) for Preventing and Responding to Unconstitutional Changes of Government in West Africa. In a statement, the...

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has warned that increasing prices of fuel and other commodities could cause social unrest in Nigeria. The bank also warned that the rising cost of...

Ministers from Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali met in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso capital, to discuss establishing a confederation. Recall that the three military regimes established a defence and economic pact,...

The leader of the military junta in Niger Republic, General Abdourahamane Tchiani, has promised that none of the three Sahel countries will request readmission to the Economic Community of West...

Niger has imposed strict airspace restrictions on flights coming from or heading to Nigeria, both domestically and internationally, with immediate effect. According to an official statement, the Niger Republic’s airspace...

The President of Senegal, Macky Sall, has announced the indefinite postponement of the presidential election scheduled for February 25. The postponement was announced hours before official campaigning was due to...

Thousands of citizens have converged to protest against the recent slaying of over a dozen women in cities and towns in Kenya. The anti-femicide demonstration was the biggest protest ever held...

The military regimes in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have announced their instant withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The leaders of the three nations recently...

Sudan has announced the suspension of its membership in the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), an east African regional bloc that has been attempting to mediate talks between warring parties...