ECOWAS vows to impose sanctions over Mali military putsch
The West Africa bloc ECOWAS on Tuesday condemned a military putsch in Mali and pledged a range of retaliatory actions, including financial sanctions. Rebel soldiers arrested Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and Prime Minister Boubou Cisse on Tuesday afternoon following weeks of political tension in the country. The dramatic move followed the seizure of an […]
Buhari embarks on peace mission to Mali Thursday
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday depart for Bamako, the Republic of Mali on a one-day visit, following the briefing by the ECOWAS Special Envoy to the country, former President Goodluck Jonathan. Mr. Femi Adesina, the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, confirmed this in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday. ”The Nigerian President […]
Buhari leaves for Mali on peace mission
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari will Thursday depart for Bamako, the Republic of Mali on a one-day visit, following the briefing by the ECOWAS Special Envoy to the country, former President Goodluck Jonathan. This is will be the first journey President Buhari would be embarking outside the country since the outbreak of the dreaded […]
Political Crisis: Buhari, ECOWAS leaders may visit Mali – ECOWAS Envoy
The Special Envoy of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to Mali, former President Goodluck Jonathan says President Muhammadu Buhari and some ECOWAS leaders may embark on reconciliation mission to Mali. Jonathan, who headed the ECOWAS mediation team on Mali’s lingering political crisis, disclosed this when he fielded questions from State House correspondents in […]
Jonathan speaks on Buhari’s govt
Says completing legacy projects of past administrations’ way to go Briefs President on Mali crisis By Johnbosco Agbakwuru – Abuja Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday commended President Muhammadu Buhari for completing legacy projects of previous administrations, saying it is the best way to go. The former President, who is the ECOWAS Special Envoy to […]
Jonathan commends Buhari’s govt
—Says completing legacy projects of past administrations’ way to go –Briefs President on Mali crisis By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA — FORMER President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday commended President Muhammadu Buhari for completing legacy projects of previous administrations, saying it is the best way to go. The former President, who is the ECOWAS Special Envoy to […]
Four African presidents head to Mali amidst political crisis
Malian leaders are gearing up for more mediation talks on Thursday, when four African presidents will fly to the country in a bid to resolve its deepening political crisis. The leaders of Ivory Coast, Ghana, Senegal and Niger are all due to arrive in the country, according to an official from Mali’s presidency, saying that […]
Mali opposition insists president must quit
Mali’s protest movement on Friday pressed on with a demand for embattled President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita to quit, as international mediators tried to defuse the crisis in the insurgency-riven country. At a press conference in the capital Bamako, the June 5 Movement also insisted that the West African state’s parliament be dissolved, and called for […]
Jonathan appointed ECOWAS special envoy for Mali
By Dirisu Yakubu ABUJA- Nigeria’s immediate past President, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has been appointed by the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, as a special envoy to lead the sub-regional body’s mediation mission in Mali. This was made known in a statement issued by his media adviser, Ikechukwu Eze on Tuesday. As a […]
Mali president dissolves constitutional court after unrest
Mali’s embattled President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita announced the dissolution of the constitutional court on Saturday in an attempt to calm major civil unrest in the vulnerable African country. Mali’s constitutional court has been at the centre of controversy for months since it overturned provisional results for a parliamentary poll, triggering protests in several cities. These […]
Jihadist conflict: Malian protesters hurl stones at parliament, call for president’s resignation
Protesters in Mali’s capital Bamako blocked two of the city’s main bridges and hurled stones at the parliament Friday, AFP journalists said, during a protest against President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. Thousands gathered in a central square to demand the president resign over the country’s long-running jihadist conflict and economic woes. They then rallied outside the parliament […]
