Tue, 21-Oct-2025

West African leaders discuss sanctions on juntas

West African

ECOWAS will vote on whether to maintain, ease, or lift retaliatory measures. Burkina Faso and Guinea risk further punitive measures. West Africa has seen a succession of military coups in less than two years. West African politicians met in Ghana’s capital, Accra, on Saturday to discuss whether to reduce or tighten sanctions against the junta-ruled … Read more

Colonel close to Mali junta linked to coup bid, say sources

Mali

Colonel reputed to be close to Mali’s ruling junta had been arrested following what the authorities described as an attempted coup, two sources confirmed on Tuesday. The junta announced late Monday that it had foiled a putsch last week led by army officers and “supported by a Western state.” The mysterious incident is the latest … Read more