Tag: ECOWAS
no change in schedule after ECOWAS ultimatum on transition
In Burkina Faso, the Burkinabè authorities will not present a new timetable for the transition. Government spokesman Lionel Bilgo announced this on Monday, April 25, to AFP. It was, however,…
Do UEMOA and ECOWAS have the right to continue to sanction Mali?
On March 24, the Uemoa Court of Justice ordered the suspension of the economic sanctions that have been affecting Mali since the beginning of January. Pending a final ruling on…
Maintaining sanctions against the Malian junta difficult for Senegalese truck drivers
After the extraordinary two-day summit on March 25 and 26 in Accra, ECOWAS decided to maintain the sanctions against Mali. The decision taken by the leaders of the sub-regional organization…
Assimi Goïta, an absence that makes people talk
The Heads of State of ECOWAS are meeting this Friday, March 25 from 2 p.m. UT in Accra, Ghana, for an extraordinary summit devoted to Mali, but without President Assimi…
ECOWAS summit on the transition in Mali scheduled for Friday: agreement in sight?
An extraordinary summit on Mali is scheduled for Friday, March 23. West African heads of state will meet again in Accra, Ghana, which holds the rotating presidency of ECOWAS, to…
the ECOWAS mediator leaves Bamako without an agreement with the junta
The ECOWAS mediator, Goodluck Jonathan left Bamako on Sunday without an agreement with the Malian junta on a date for the organization of elections. The former Nigerian President made a…
Kaboré’s lawyers will seize the ECOWAS Court of Justice
Nearly two months after the coup in Burkina Faso, former President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré is still under house arrest. He had been arrested during the military coup of January…
discussions on the duration of the transition in harmony
The special envoy of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan arrived this Thursday morning in Bamako. He was welcomed by the Malian foreign…
the transitional authorities adopt a new charter
The new charter for the transition in Mali was adopted unanimously on Monday morning by the members of the National Transitional Council, the CNT which acts as the provisional legislative…
calm on the surface after the attack, nothing is really settled
Nearly a week after the attack on the government palace on Tuesday February 1, questions remain unanswered: who were the attackers? What were their motivations? The authorities denounced a coup…