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The latest action by ECOWAS is possibly to checkmate what appears to be an evolving annual ritual, evident in the past three years.

"As far as the Republic of Guinea is concerned, we are pan-African. When our peoples have problems, were always there, and well always be there, as we were for our brothers in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger. We are the only ones who can find solutions to our problems. Our solution is clear:

The first alumina plant on the African continent was built by the French industrial group Pechiney in the late 1950s in Fria, a town 160 kilometres north of the Guinean capital of Conakry. At the (...)

Facing harsh sanctions and military action by the Economic Community of West African States the junta is cracking down on its domestic foes, The political class in Niamey and sundry intelligence sources had been speculating about the possibility of President Mohamed Bazoums overthrow for months. There had been grumblings in the army ever since he was sworn in on 2 April, 2021.

He said Africa is the theatre of war owing to its resources.

The Economic Community of West African States, on Wednesday, said it would deploy "all means necessary" to restore constitutional order in the Republic of Niger amid coup fears.

Coups in Africa appear to be a continuation of political process and leadership by another means, understood through the lens of neocolonialism.

Guinea has suffered outbreaks of Ebola, measles, Lassa Fever and Marburg, as well as COVID-19, over the past decade. VaccinesWork spoke to Gavi’s Senior Country Manager, Magdi Ibrahim, about how the country is learning from a troubled recent past.

Senegalese President Macky Sall has announced he will not run for a third term in next year's election. Sall said Senegal's constitution would have allowed him to be nominated even though he had already been elected for a second term in 2019. Rumours that Sall will extend his rule have sparked bouts of unrest since 2021 that have killed dozens. A wave of deadly protests erupted last month over a case in which Ousmane Sonko was sentenced to two years in prison.

The Sahel region of West Africa suffers from escalating cycles of inter-communal violence that have resulted in countless deaths of innocent people. As this worsening situation continues to spread, it has come to be one of the most prominent threats to security and socio-political stability in the region.