By Alagi Yorro Jallow Fatoumatta: The joint statement issued by the African Union Election Observation Mission, the ECOWAS Election Observation Mission, and the West African Elders Forum following the November 2025 coup in Guinea-Bissau highlights the diplomatic evasions that have often characterized crises in West Africa. While the communiqué praised […]
Military Adventurism and the Grave-Diggers of Democracy in West Africa. A Region in Peril By Alagi Yorro Jallow, Part 1 Fatoumatta: West Africa stands at a critical juncture, facing an alarming crisis. The recent military coup in Guinea-Bissau, triggered by disputed elections in which both incumbent President Umaro Sissoco Embaló […]
by Al Jazeera DRC Congo – Three people have been reported killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DR Congo) capital following a shootout between armed men in military uniform and guards of a top politician – an incident the army described as an attempted coup. Two police officers and […]
By Gerauds Wilfried Obangome LIBREVILLE, Aug 30 (Reuters) – Military officers in oil-producing Gabon said they had seized power on Wednesday, placing President Ali Bongo under house arrest and naming a new leader after the Central African state’s election body announced Bongo had won a third term. Saying they represented […]