Senegal’s President Faye looks to reunite ECOWAS, a bloc split by coups

July 8, 2024 admin

Senegal President Basirou Diomaye Faye. File | Photo Credit: AP Senegal’s President Basirou Diomaye Faye, Africa’s youngest, is suddenly faced with a huge challenge of reuniting the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), a weakened regional bloc that is older than him. The 44-year-old Faye was tasked on July 7 with getting the military junta-ruled…

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Burkina Faso extends junta rule by five years

May 25, 2024 admin

File picture of a mural in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. | Photo Credit: APm Burkina Faso’s ruling junta will remain in power for another five years after participants in national talks on Saturday proposed extending the transition back to democracy by 60 months from July, according to the text of an approved new charter. The military…

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