The move clears the way for Assimi Goita to lead Mali until at least 2030, despite pledge to return to civilian rule.

Mali’s transitional parliament has formally granted military ruler Assimi Goïta a five-year presidential term, renewable ...

Burkina's military junta, which seized power in a September 2022 coup, has made the return of national sovereignty one of its priorities.

Burkina Faso’s military government has withdrawn the operating licences of four foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs) ...

Tuesday, July 29,2025 will be the 50th anniversary of the overthrow of General Yakubu Gowon GCFR. He was overthrown in a ...

his has been accompanied by a consistent crackdown on dissent within civil society and the media, often justified under the ...

Mr Alfred Asiedu Adjei, the President of the National Association of Local Authorities of Ghana (NALAG) has called on ECOWAS ...

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