ECOWAS Chairman Calls For Mali Junta’s Cooperation
The military junta in Mali must work with the West African regional bloc to ensure a swift return to civilian rule, Niger President Mahamadou Issoufou said on Monday. Issoufou said…
Presidential Elections In Ghana, Others Top Agenda At ECOWAS Meeting
The 44th Ordinary Meeting of the Mediation and Security Council of the Economic Community of West African States has called attention to the ongoing insurgency in Nigeria, Gambia and Guinea…
Ghana President Promise To Review $1m Capital For Nigerian Traders
The President of Ghana, Prof Nana Akufo-Addo, has assured Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, of the readiness of the Ghanaian Government to consider the resolutions reached at…
Ousted Mali President Keita Heads To UAE For Treatment
Mali’s former president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, ousted recently in a coup, left hospital on Thursday after being treated for a mini-stroke, sources said. Keita may now head to the United…
Mali: ECOWAS orders Military To Restore Democracy
By Isah Yusuf Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States’ (ECOWAS) has told the new military junta in Mali it has just…
Mali Wants ECOWAS Sanctions Lifted Says Jonathan
By Olamilekan Alani Former President Goodluck Jonathan and ECOWAS special envoy to the republic of Mali says the military wants the sanction place on them be lefted because is already…
International Francophone Suspends Mali From Organization Over Coup
The international community increased pressure on the military junta that has seized power in Mali, as the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie suspended the nation from its membership Tuesday. Its…
Mali: Military Wants Three-Year Rule, Agrees To Free President
The junta that seized power in Mali wants a military-led transitional body to rule for three years and has agreed to release the ousted president, a source in a visiting…
Update: Coup: Jonathan Lands In Mali
By Olamilekan Alani Former president of Nigeria Goodluck Ebele Jonathan and special envoy with other West African leaders arrived in Mali on Saturday to try to push for a speedy…
Mali: Detained President Keita May Be Deported, Possible Destination Revealed
The mutineers in Mali are discussing the deportation of detained President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. The possible destination is Senegal. “There are talks with Senegal on his (Keita’s) deportation”, a Malian…
