General Assimi Goita's approval of the measure had been widely expected for several days, and comes after the country's military-appointed legislative body passed the bill last week.

AUGUST 2025 makes it five years since Malian soldiers ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta in a coup d’état. While the ...

The new chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone, ...

THE killing of 54 soldiers by non-state armed groups in Benin, in April, underlines escalating volatility in West Africa. Benin is coincidentally enduring political tensions. The new Electoral Code is ...

Terrorist groups are becoming more daring with increased attacks on military camps across the west Africa region.

Let me begin by congratulating the government and people of Ghana on the occasion of this year's Republic Day celebrations. I must also commend the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Teshie ...

August 2025 makes it five years since Malian soldiers ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta in a coup d'état. While the ...

In West African geopolitics, ECOWAS mdash;the Economic Community of West African States mdash;now finds itself perched on a precarious edge, caught between the weight of internal rebellion and ...

Mr Alfred Asiedu Adjei, the President of the National Association of Local Authorities of Ghana (NALAG) has called on ECOWAS ...

The move clears the way for Assimi Goita to lead Mali until at least 2030, despite pledge to return to civilian rule.

Former Nigerian President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has urged the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to ...