Democracy: ECOWAS, WANEP lament Nigeria’s political instability, raise concerns over 2023 election
Gift Wada, Abuja The Economy Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP) have…
Nigeria ships troops, weapons to Guinea Bissau on peacekeeping mission
The Nigerian navy shipped military hardware and contingent to Guinea Bissau on Saturday on a peacekeeping mission under the auspices…
UNODC, NIALS, EU present module on torture
Mukaila Ola The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), working with the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies…
ECOWAS Rejects Mali’s Five-year Transition Proposal
Nigeria’s former President and Chair of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Council of the Wise (CoW), Dr.…
Africa is beset with coups and conflicts: how the trend can be reversed
By Adem K Abebe On the evening of 15 February 2022, reports emerged that key police and military officials in Djibouti were…
Morocco: Stagnation as the four-year wait for ECOWAS persists
By Nina Kozlowski “Morocco is not in a hurry,” officials often say. But four years after the country applied to join…
Wave of juntas in Africa and the worrisome celebratory reception by civilians
By Olusegun Akinfenwa Within the past 18 months, Africa has experienced six coups, with the most recent in Burkina Faso…
Ecowas leaders demand timetable from Burkinabe junta
By Kemo Cham West African leaders on Thursday ordered the military leaders in Burkina Faso to produce a clear roadmap…
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…
What does 2022 have in store for Africa?
By Dr Issaka Souaré A backwards glance at emblematic governance and security events in Africa in 2021 may offer a…