Source link There was no explanation given for the action, but authorities have said a new one would be installed Guinea’s military rulers have dissolved the West African nation’s government, which had been in power since July 2022. The presidency’s spokesman, General Amara Camara, announced the decision on Monday without providing any specific reasons. The […]
Source link ECOWAS will be worse off after the withdrawal of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, Daniel Bwala has told RT The withdrawal of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will have a significant impact on the bloc’s remaining members, Nigerian lawyer Daniel Bwala has told RT […]
Source link Human-rights and other groups unite to challenge ‘colonial-influenced’ sanctions against Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Guinea A number of African non-governmental organizations have come together to act against sanctions imposed by regional political and economic union ECOWAS. Their aim is to achieve the lifting of sanctions against four countries in the Sahel region, […]
Source link The regional authority has threatened to impose harsher sanctions on Niamey if diplomatic efforts fail The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) announced on Sunday a decision to resume talks with Niger’s new military government, after threats to use force to restore democratic rule had failed. The resolution was reached on Sunday […]
Source link Guatemala’s Bernardo Arevalo is in a standoff with the Public Ministry over an attempt to annul this past summer’s vote over supposed irregularities The Central American nation of Guatemala is facing a coup d’etat, President-elect Bernardo Arevalo has claimed, pointing the finger at the country’s Public Ministry for attempting to annul the results […]
Source link Two army factions clashed in the West African country’s capital late Thursday; at least two people were killed Deadly violence erupted between two factions of the army in Guinea-Bissau late last week, in what the West African country’s president, Umaro Mokhtar Sissoco Embalo, has denounced as a coup attempt. Gunfire broke out near […]
Source link Sheynnis Palacios, a past critic of Daniel Ortega’s government, was crowned as Miss Universe last month in El Salvador Nicaraguan police have accused the owner of the country’s Miss Universe franchise of rigging a beauty pageant to ensure that an anti-government activist wins in what authorities claim was part of a plot to […]
Source link Authorities claim armed men, including serving and retired soldiers, tried to illegally overthrow the government on Sunday A group of soldiers and police officers launched a series of attacks on military facilities and prisons in Sierra Leone over the weekend in an attempt to overthrow the civilian government, authorities in the West African […]
Source link General’s visit to Mali and Burkina Faso saw all three military rulers reiterating a mutual commitment to defense against threats Niger’s military ruler, General Abdourahamane Tchiani, has made his first visit abroad since taking control over the West African country in a coup. On Thursday, the leader traveled to neighboring Mali and Burkina […]