The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) is alarmed by the reappearance of three Burkinabè journalists--Guezouma Sanogo, ...

Niger's junta had initially proposed a three-year transition period right after the coup, but that was rejected by West Africa's regional bloc known as ECOWAS, which called it a provocation and ...

This is despite AU legal requirements that junta leaders play no role in future governance ... coups have returned as an unfortunately common method for regime change, particularly in West Africa. And ...

Niger's junta had initially proposed a three-year transition period right after the coup, but that was rejected by West Africa's regional bloc known as ECOWAS, which called it a provocation and ...

Abdourahmane Tchiani at a march in support of the military junta, in Niamey ... most surprising in a spate of military takeovers in West Africa since 2020. Although Niger had experienced four ...

Niger’s junta had initially proposed a three-year transition period right after the coup, but that was rejected by West Africa’s regional bloc known as ECOWAS, which called it a provocation ...

Junta leader Abdourahamane Tiani was sworn ... the jihadist insurgency in West Africa, linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State, committed further attacks, including last week.

Guinea's military leader has set September 21, 2025, as the date for a constitutional referendum, according to a decree read ...

LONDON, March 21 (Reuters Breakingviews) - West Africa is undergoing its own version ... in January 2025 announced the formal exit of junta-led Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger from the bloc following ...

Niger's junta had initially proposed a three-year transition period right after the coup, but that was rejected by West Africa's regional bloc known as ECOWAS, which called it a provocation and ...