West Africa bloc chairman says Mali’s coup was ‘contagious’
Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo
UK, MNJTF strenghten cooperation in counter insurgency in Lake Chad
Ngozi James The Multinational Joint Taskforce (MNJTF) says its cooperation and relationship between United Kingdom (UK) has taken a new…
UN appoints Nigeria’s Gen. Sawyer UNISFA force commander
Major General Benjamin Olufemi Sawyer DHQ Spokesperson
Don’t write off democracy in Africa just yet
By Howard W. French The 1980s are usually recalled as a decade of one-party rule in Africa, and beyond that,…
The juntas and the hunted: A coup in Burkina Faso will help the Sahel’s jihadists
•Military rule will exacerbate the problems that have allowed extremism to thrive Most coups begin with confusion. In Burkina Faso the…
Soldiers attempt to overthrow Guinea-Bissau government
…ECOWAS kicks Ngozi James Soldiers have attempted to overthrow the government of Guinea-Bissau, according to regional bloc Ecowas, a week…
ECOWAS delegation and UN meet with Burkina Faso’s new leader
By Africanews Members of ECOWAS and the UN met on Monday with Burkina Faso’s ousted president Roch Marc Christian Kaboré…
EU to blacklist five members of Mali’s junta
By Robin Emmott and John Irish The European Union has agreed to impose travel bans and asset freezes on five members of Mali’s…