Gambiaj.com – (BAMAKO, Mali) – Mali’s junta chief on Wednesday sacked civilian Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga and the government, days after Maiga issued a rare criticism of the military rulers.
Gambiaj.com – (BAMAKO, Mali) – Once hailed as the stalwart defender of Mali’s military junta, Prime Minister Choguel Maïga now finds himself adrift in a political landscape dominated by the very regime he once championed. His staunch loyalty to Colonel Assimi Goïta and the military-led government, marked by fiery anti-Western rhetoric, has failed to shield him from an unraveling relationship with the junta.
Gambiaj.com – (BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau) The Inclusive Patriotic Alliance Cabas Garande (API CG), a coalition comprising MADEM G15, the PRS, FREPASNA, and APU-PDGB, has announced plans to organize a popular march on November 15 to “rescue the country and democracy,” following a series of controversial political developments in Guinea-Bissau.
Gambiaj.com – (BISSAU) – Guinea-Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embalo recently announced a postponement of the early legislative elections originally scheduled for November 24, deepening uncertainty in the politically fragile West African nation.
Gambiaj.com – (Accra, Ghana) – Security experts from ten West African countries have gathered in Accra for a high-level conference hosted
Gambiaj.com – (ACCRA, Ghana) – A parliament’s session in Ghana was adjourned indefinitely again Thursday following a no-show by lawmakers from the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) during a high-stakes session shortly before elections.
Gambiaj.com – (BANJUL, The Gambia) – Sudan has filed a formal complaint against Chad with the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, headquartered in Banjul, Gambia. Sudan’s complaint alleges Chad’s support for the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), who are accused of committing severe human rights violations in Sudan, including killings, sexual violence, forced displacement, and other alleged crimes against humanity.
Gambiaj.com – (MALABO) – Equatorial Guinea has been rocked by a scandal involving Baltasar Ebang Engonga, the Director General of the National Financial Investigation Agency (ANIF) and son of Baltasar Engonga Edjoo, the current president of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC).
Gambiaj.com – (Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso) – President Ibrahim Traoré of Burkina Faso received a message of solidarity from Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, as conveyed by Professor Abdoulaye Bathily, Faye’s special envoy for sub-regional and international issues. The visit, held Thursday, October 10, 2024, emphasized Senegal’s support amid Burkina Faso’s escalating security crisis and urged stronger collaboration within West Africa.
Gambiaj.com – (Niamey, Niger) – In a significant escalation of measures against former officials of the civilian government ousted in July 2023, Niger’s military government announced Thursday that it has “provisionally stripped” nine former officials of their Nigerien nationality. The military regime, led by General Abdourahamane Tiani, accuses the group of “intelligence with a foreign power” and “conspiracy against the authority of the State.”
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