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The Authorities in Burkina Faso has arrested a total of fifteen people in involvement in an attempt to destabilize Institutions. The group includes one senior Army Officer as well as soldiers. The announcement was made by the Defence Minister Colonel Major Aimé Simpore, on Thursday. This legal action which was decided by the Military […]
The Federal Government has said that it would facilitate the promotion of industrial digital economy, sustainable and inclusive economic development in Nigeria and Africa. Mrs Zainab Ahmed, Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, said this at the West Africa Business Forum entitled “Empowering women and youths to spur Africa’s transformation agenda” in Lagos, […]
The West African bloc ECOWAS said on Tuesday that it feared potential delays in elections in Mali aimed at restoring civilian rule following a coup last year. In a statement, the group said it remained “worried by the lack of concrete action” to prepare for the vote, which has been promised for February 2022 […]
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Nigerian Government have strongly condemned the coup d’état that took place in the Republic of Guinea Conakry on Sunday. President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana and Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, condemned the action in separate statements made available to the News Agency […]
The African Union (AU) has decided to suspend Mali again following a second military coup in nine months. The AU’s decision comes a few days after the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), also announced the suspension of Mali from its institutions. In its statement, the AU called for the military to “urgently […]
Former Speaker, ECOWAS Parliament, Senator Mao Ohuabunwa has queried the reasonability of the security agencies hunting for suspected members of the Eastern Security Network, ESN in South East while bandits and terrorists are sacking communities in the North and taking over their ancestral land almost unchallenged. Senator Ohuabunwa who spoke on the heels of […]
A committee appointed by the junta which seized power on August 18, toppling president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, selected Ndaw, a 70-year-old retired colonel, as interim president. Ndaw is due to lead a transition government for a maximum of 18 months before organising national elections. Colonel Assimi Goita, who led the military junta, was also […]
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