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ECOWAS holds training for peace actors in The Gambia

The ECOWAS Commission on Tuesday embarked on a three-day dialogue and mediation training as well as consultative forum with Gambian peace actors on Tuesday. The training is part of ECOWAS’s support to the December presidential election. Sankulleh Janko reports from…

Guinea Junta releases dozens of prisoners

Putschists in Guinea released a group of political opponents of deposed president Alpha Conde on Tuesday, as regional bloc ECOWAS prepares to discuss the turmoil in the troubled country. Special forces led by Lieutenant-Colonel Mamady Doumbouya staged a coup in…

ECOWAS fears Mali’s election could be delayed

The road to civilian rule in Mali where a military man heads the transition team remains bumpy. Soldiers led a coup in August last year, promising to hold democratic elections in February 2022. But the regional bloc –ECOWAS said on…