Should ECOWAS Rethink its Approach to Coups?
By Komlan Avoulete On January 9, the West African bloc ECOWAS and the West African Economic and Monetary Union (also…
Breaking: ECOWAS may deploy stablising force to countries under coup threat
•West Africa regional bloc agree to deploy force to stabilize democracy in countries under threat of military take-over Mukaila Ola…
US security assistance to Burkina Faso laid the groundwork for a coup
An honor guard stands at attention as Col. Maj. Gilbert Ouédraogo takes command as army chief of staff in Ouagadougou,…
West Africa bloc chairman says Mali’s coup was ‘contagious’
Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo
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…
African Union suspends Burkina Faso over Military coup
The African Union has suspended Burkina Faso over the January 24 coup that ousted President Roch Marc Christian Kabore. The…
After coup in Burkina Faso, protesters turn to Russia for help
•Fed up with the failure of their government, and France, to stop the violence caused by militants, some citizens now…