Civil rights groups protest against the composition of Mali’s interim government
It is reported that, a new political storm is forming as political parties and activists are locked in a standoff ...
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Mali’s ruling junta move to appoint interim president
Mali’s ruling junta said on Wednesday that it is making moves to appoint an interim president. This comes after West ...
Ivory Coast’s president reaches out to opponents to maintain peace in the country
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara's government has reached out to his main opponents and religious leaders to intervene and ease ...
Nigerian police arrest civilians during protests about hiked fuel prices
Nigerian police Thursday dispersed and arrested protesters decrying the recent hike in petrol prices and electricity tariff in the suburban ...
Ivory Coast’s president threatens country’s peace with talks of running for a third term
A full-scale civil war could make parts of the country’s south-east regions, where opposition to Ouattara is strongest, ungovernable, leading ...
Pressure in ECOWAS as Mali’s crisis intensifies
Regional mediators stepped up efforts Thursday in Mali, where the political opposition has renewed its call for protests so that ...
ECOWAS will not support the removal of Mali President
Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan recently led a diplomatic delegation to Mali. Johnathan has said that the West African regional ...
Mali’s PM apologizes for killing of protesters
Mali's prime minister, has apologised for the recent killing of protesters by security forces. In an interview , Boubou Cissé ...