Any dispute over Mali’s key Sunday vote must be resolved peacefully, says UN envoy
With key presidential elections in Mali just two days away, the top United Nations official there on Friday stressed that candidates must accept the results and ensure that the democratic process in Mali is “irreversible”. “It is necessary that everybody goes to vote in a peaceful way and that the actors competing in this election […]
Whose Gain Is Morocco’s Accession to Ecowas?
After the Monrovia’s summit of ECOWAS leaders, which gave its agreement in principle to Morocco’s request to join the sub-regional grouping, West African diplomatic veterans have continued to vent their disapproval to the Kingdom’s membership bid. Although the West African leaders, at the June 4, 2017 meeting, said the implications of Morocco’s membership still needed […]
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Says All Candidates Will Run
President Ellen Johnson – Sirleaf says all “political candidates” will participate in the October 2017 presidential and legislative elections, adding that the process will be successfully [conducted], though she did not make any further clarity whether or not those battling against a Code of Conduct here are inclusive. “… And that all Liberians will participate […]
Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Visits Sierra Leone
Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has wrapped up a one-day friendly and working visit to Sierra Leone during which the two leaders held bilateral talks aimed at strengthening relations between Ghana and Sierra Leone. Welcoming his Ghanaian counterpart, President Koroma recalled the long-standing relationship between the two countries and congratulated President Nana Addo Dankwa […]
Nigerian VP Yemi Osinbajo Meets Guinea Bissau Prime Minister
Acting President Yemi Osibanjo on Thursday said Nigeria would continue to be actively involved in finding solutions to the leadership crisis in Guinea Bisau. Mr. Osinbajo gave the assurance after a closed-door meeting with the Prime Minister of Guinea Bisau, Omaru Sissco Embalo, at the Kaduna International Airport. He told journalists that Nigeria would continue […]
Malema Urges African Leaders To Gather Courage And Tell Zimbabwe president Mugabe To Go
South Africa’s Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader, Julius Malema has urged the Southern African Development Community (SADC) leaders to gather courage and tell President Robert Mugabe to say his ‘Goodbye’s and step down. Malema said the regional bloc, SADC, must draw courage and inspiration from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) that forced […]
Focus On Women’s Films in Burkina Faso
Images of women abound on the placards for the Fespaco Film Festival in Ouagadougou. Sometimes smiling. Sometimes recoiling in horror at rape, abuse and disillusionment. Burkinabe director Apolline Traore’s film “Frontieres” tells the story of a journey from Senegal to the Nigerian metropolis of Lagos. Four women from four different West African countries are thrown […]