ECOWAS
West African leaders to travel to Burkina Faso
A delegation of African leaders will head to Burkina Faso to continue mediation talks aimed at resolving the country's coup. There's a wait-and-see atmosphere in the capital…
Showdown in Burkina Faso: Coup leaders defy order to lay down weapons (part 2)
West Africa's holding its breath over the showdown in Burkina Faso. The army rolled into the capital to unseat the guards of ousted president Compaoré. He himself is in exile,…
Showdown in Burkina Faso: Coup leaders defy order to lay down weapons (part 1)
West Africa's holding its breath over the showdown in Burkina Faso. The army rolled into the capital to unseat the guards of ousted president Compaoré. He himself is in exile,…
Protests continue in Burundi as calls mount for election delay
In Burundi, local elections are exactly one week away and unrest that erupted into a coup attempt last week continues. Also, violence continues in South Sudan's civil war.…
UN troops to take over from African forces in Mali
UN peacekeepers will take over from ECOWAS regional troops in Mali on Monday, tasked with ensuring stability ahead of July 28 elections. French troops launched Mali operations in…
Mali braces for sanctions as junta clings to power
Malians prepared on Monday for energy and fuel shortages after neighbouring governments closed the landlocked country's borders and froze its bank account in an attempt to drive…
US slams African force as French begin Mali pullout
A senior US Department of Defence official said Tuesday that the regional ECOWAS troops tasked with relieving French troops in Mali are "completely incapable" and warned al Qaeda…
After Timbuktu (part 2)
French forces hurry into key northern cities of Mali. But are jihadists and Tuareg rebels on the run, or digging in for a fight on their home turf in the mountains of the…
French, Mali forces retake Diabaly as Islamists retreat
French and Malian troops retook the strategic town of Diabaly on Monday, a battleground since being seized by Islamists a week ago, as France’s Minister of Defence stated the…
‘Mali refugees have seen rebels cut off hands’
More than 2,500 refugees have streamed across the border since France began a military intervention in Mali on January 11. UNHCR spokesman William Spindler says refugees share…
