WEEKLY TOP NEWS – Gambia Draft Const & Mpox Outbreak

Our conversation this week focuses on 2 developments. First, the draft constitution of the Gambia and a discussion on the outbreak of the mpox disease.

Our conversation this week focuses on 2 developments. First, the draft constitution of the Gambia and a discussion on the outbreak of the mpox disease.

Our conversation this week reviews the 10 days nationwide demonstration in Nigeria where thousands took to the streets in anti-government protests against the high cost of living in the country, driven by crippling inflation and a devalued currency.

Our conversation this week will be Nigeria where thousands took to the streets in Nigerian cities in anti-government protests against the high cost of living in the country, driven by crippling inflation and a devalued currency. The demonstration resulted in…

Our conversation this week focuses on Nigeria. Drawing inspiration from the protests in Kenya, some Nigerian youths have finalised plans to hold nationwide protests by next week; a move that has put President Bola Tinubu’s administration in panic mode. Widespread…

Our conversation this week will be on 2 themes, first the media chat by the Senegalese president to mark his 100 days in office. And second, the outcome of the Afrobarometer democracy report launch during the week. On the side,…

Our conversation this week is in continuation of the last episode which looked at the multidimensional crisis rocking the ECOWAS bloc. You would agree that the degenerating socio-political climate across the ECOWAS requires immediate intervention to forestall further reversals of…

This edition focuses on the call for ECOWAS to expedite the review of its Supplementary Protocol to address the socio-political challenges in the region and promulgate a code on presidential term limits that is in harmony with all proposed revisions…

This edition we look at the mediation efforts of former Beninese presidents to douse the ongoing tensions between Benin and Niger. Liberia is in the news as debates are raging as to whether Counselor Jonathan Massaquio deserves being appointed as…

This week, we will focus on the recent initiative to bring the derailing democracy development in the subregion back on track. DEMO-CREATIVE! It may sound different from the conventional democracy as it harnesses creatives’ unique talents and influence – musicians,…

This edition focuses on the recent development in Senegal, 1-the oil exploration and the economic measure of reduction in prices of essential commodities. In Nigeria, debates are still on about the progress of the country’s 25th anniversary of democracy juxtapose…

This edition of the programme takes a look at the declining values of democracy in West Africa. This decline has been characterized by a resurgence of authoritarian regimes, a rise in violent extremism, pervasive corruption, alarming human rights abuses by…

This edition of the programme takes a look at the broader context of democracy in West Africa and how its derailing effect is creating instability in the subregion. Concerns follow how the subregion has been in stunted in development, over…