Category: ECOWAS
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๐จ๐ฎ Cote dโIvoire: Tidjane Thiam’s Presidential Bid Blocked as UN Declines to Intervene
Tidjane Thiam, former Credit Suisse CEO and leading opposition figure in Cote dโIvoire, will be unable to run in the October 25 presidential election after the United Nations Human Rights Committee declined to support his appeal to be reinstated on the countryโs electoral roll. Thiam had challenged an Ivorian courtโs decision to exclude him, which…
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๐ฑ๐ท Liberia’s Drug War in Crisis: Leaked Audio Exposes Top Official Allegedly Protecting Daughter and Dealers
โHow can Liberia win the fight against drugs if those leading the battle are accused of protecting the very trade theyโre meant to stop?โ In a devastating blow to Liberiaโs fight against a devastating drug epidemic, a leaked audio recording has exposed the Chief of Operations of the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA), Abraham Okai…
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๐ฑ๐ท CDC Headquarters Demolished: Liberia’s Political Tension Erupts in Court-Ordered Eviction
The demolition of the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) headquarters in Monrovia on August 23, 2025, represents a significant escalation in Liberia’s political tensions. This event pits the ruling Unity Party government against the main opposition party in a dramatic confrontation over property rights, judicial authority, and political space. The Dawn Operation In the early…
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๐ฌ๐ฒ Yahya Jammeh in 2025: Exile, Prosecutions, and the Fight for Justice
1. ECOWAS Approves Special Tribunal for Jammeh-Era Crimes 2. Ongoing Investigations into Asset Sales 3. Legal Convictions of Jammeh Associates 4. International Prosecutions 5. Jammehโs Exile and Political Legacy Key Pending Developments:
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ECOWAS’ new president, Julius Maada Bio, reiterates wish for Sahel states to return to the fold
As he continues his West Africa tour, Sierre Leoneโs president Julius Maada Bio, has reiterated his wish that the Alliance of Sahel States will rejoin regional body, ECOWAS. Maada Bio took the rotating presidency of the Economic Community of West African States in June and says he hopes the good relations he has with Mali,…
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๐ณ๐ฌ Nigeria: Tinubu Consolidates Power Amid Rising Internal Frictions
After two years of painful economic reforms, Nigerian President Bola Tinubu is steadily preparing for the 2027 elections. His party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), retains dominance in parliament and most states. In Lagos and Abuja, โdoor-to-doorโ campaign banners already promote the presidentโs re-election bid. The July death of former President Muhammadu Buhari and the…
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๐บ๐ธ Media: US decides not to hold Africa summit this autumn
The administration of US President Donald Trump does not intend to hold the USโAfrica Summit in September 2025 due to a lack of time and the low priority of the African track in Washingtonโs foreign policy. This was reported by Jeune Afrique magazine, citing sources in the White House and the US Congress, as reported…
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๐ฒ๐ฑ GATIA Forces Clash with ISIS-Sahel in Northern Mali, Eliminate Key Commander
August 6, 2025 โ In a significant blow to terrorist operations in the Sahel, forces from the Imghad Tuareg Self-Defense Group and Allies (GATIA) engaged in a fierce battle with ISIS-Sahel militants in the area between Gao and Amasrakad, northern Mali. The clash resulted in the elimination of a high-ranking ISIS-Sahel field commander, along with…
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๐ง๐ซ Escalating Violence in Burkina Faso: JNIM Attack Kills 50 Soldiers Amid Sahel Security Collapse
Pan African News Blog Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso โ In one of the deadliest attacks in recent months, an armed group suspected to be the Al-Qaeda-linked Jamaโat Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) stormed a military base in Burkina Faso, killing approximately 50 soldiers. The assault highlights the rapidly deteriorating security situation in the Sahel region, where Islamist…
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๐ฌ๐ญ Ghana Joins the African Economic Sovereignty Bloc: A Bold Move Toward True Independence
In a stunning and historic turn of events, Ghana has officially joined the African Economic Sovereignty (AES) blocโa powerful new alliance of African nations committed to economic independence and regional self-determination. This bold move is already sending ripples through global financial institutions, regional power dynamics, and the hearts of Pan-Africanists worldwide. What does this really…
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