Tag: junta
In Myanmar, the grip of the military junta is intensifying – two members of the opposition sentenced to hang
Foreigners are appealing to the ruling army not to carry out executions. They would be the country’s first politically executed death sentences in more than 30 years. In Myanmar, the…
after the unilateral decision of the junta on the transition, what will ECOWAS do?
Unilaterally, the Malian junta has set the duration of the new transition at 24 months from March 26, 2022 as it has ruled the country since the 2020 coup. ECOWAS…
junta sets two-year deadline before civilians return to power
The decree signed by the head of the junta, Colonel Assimi Goïta, was read on Monday evening on Malian state television. A step forward because at the beginning of the…
the junta confirms the ban on demonstrations despite the complaints of the UN
On May 13, the junta proclaimed a ban “until electoral campaign periods” on any demonstration on the public highway “likely to compromise social tranquility and the proper execution of activities”…
critical speeches vis-à-vis the junta are gaining momentum
In Mali, supporters of Imam Mahmoud Dicko are increasingly critical of the junta. Their mentor had set the tone Thursday in the Malian capital by tackling the authorities of the…
In Guinea, the head of the junta proposes a transition of “39 months”
Eight months after the coup against Alpha Condé in Guinea, on Saturday evening, in a solemn address to the nation broadcast on national television, Colonel Mamady Doumbouya announced a transition…
why the junta rehabilitates the islamists
The Sudanese pro-democracy movements are worried about a possible return to the old regime of the time of Omar el-Bashir. They note, since the military coup six months ago, a…
the head of the junta announces negotiations with certain armed groups
Junta leader Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba addressed the nation. In this second speech since taking the oath, the Head of State announced measures in the context of the fight against insecurity…
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…
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…