Tag Archives: Economic Community of West African States
YOU probably haven’t given much thought to the problems in Mali, but UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has, and his advice on military intervention in the West African country could be summed up in two words: forget it. Although, being a … read more »
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Tagged Al-Qaeda, Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb, Ban Ki-moon, Economic Community of West African States, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Mali, United States, West Africa
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The head of ECOWAS’ 250-member Observation Mission for Ghana’s 7th December 2012 general elections, Nigeria’s former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has expressed optimism at the success of the polls based on satisfactory preparations and the country’s proven tradition and reputation … read more »
At the initiative of the Commission of the African Union (AU), a consultative meeting on the situation in Guinea-Bissau took place today, 1 December 2012, at the AU Headquarters, in Addis Ababa. In addition to the AU, the meeting brought … read more »
by John Stremlau, SUCCESSFUL elections were held in Sierra Leone this month, another African good news story barely noted amid the headlines of the latest conflicts in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Middle East. But the 50-year sentence … read more »
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Tagged All People's Congress, APC, Economic Community of West African States, Ernest Bai Koroma, IndepthAfrica, Julius Maada Bio, Sierra Leone, Sierra Leone People, South Africa
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Military forces of the African Union are ready to enter the north of Mali to suppress Islamist uprisings. The plan of the operation aimed at restoration of legitimate authority must be submitted to the UN by November 27. So far, … read more »
Paul Rogers Mali’s army will be unable to dislodge the Islamist hold on the country’s north, even with the help of fellow west African forces. This makes direct western military intervention more likely. Mali’s deepening insecurity has taken several forms … read more »
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Tagged Algeria, Burkina Faso, Economic Community of West African States, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Islamism, Mali, Nigeria, West Africa
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By Ernst Wolff A special summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in the Nigerian capital of Abuja November 11 reiterated the readiness of the organisation to deploy 3,300 soldiers to the north of Mali before the … read more »
In Mali, Ansar Dine, one of the armed Islamist groups occupying northern Mali, said Wednesday it was no longer seeking to impose strict sharia law across the entire country, but still wanted to keep it in its stronghold of Kidal, … read more »
The African Union has endorsed a plan for military intervention to help oust Islamist militants from northern Mali. Following AU approval Tuesday, the proposal must now clear the United Nations Security Council. AU Peace and Security Council Commissioner Ramtane Lamamra … read more »
By Soumaila T. Diarra, IPS Bamako — West African heads of state have restated their determination that no member of Mali’s transitional government will be allowed to stand in the country’s next presidential election. Their statement has fed a growing … read more »
Abuja – The ECOWAS Heads of State and Government have authorised the deployment of an African-led international force to flush out rebel groups from northern Mali in order to restore security in the country. The endorsement is contained in a … read more »
BY THE end of this month an array of Western and African governments and regional bodies is supposed, according to a resolution passed unanimously last month in the UN Security Council, to have drawn up a detailed military plan to … read more »
Posted in Article, Mali
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Tagged Al-Qaeda, Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb, Algeria, Economic Community of West African States, ethiopian news, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Islamism, Mali, United States
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November 8, 2012 by benim
(AP) — War in northern Mali is inevitable, even if some militants there are now disavowing extremism, the foreign affairs minister of neighboring Burkina Faso said Thursday. Djibril Bassole said Ansar Dine’s recent willingness to engage in dialogue with the … read more »
Habibou Kouyate/Getty Images People hold banners on top of a truck during a protest called by the Coordination of Patriotic Organizations in Mali (COPAM) against a foreign military intervention in Mali to reclaim the Islamist-controlled north. By Aron Heller / The … read more »
As West Africa’s military intervention looms to end the crisis in Mali, Burkina Faso yesterday led efforts to persuade Ansar Dine, one of the armed Islamist groups controlling northern part of the country, to cut ties with Al-Qaeda. Ansar Dine … read more »
By: Said Temsamani The international community have for some time ignored Morocco’s persistent warning that sub Saharan Africa is starting to transfom into a safe haven for terrorist groups. Plagued by systematic state failure, sub-Saharan Africa’s failed states have helped … read more »
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Tagged Al-Qaeda, Algeria, Economic Community of West African States, European Union, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Jean-Yves Le Drian, Mali, mali news, United States
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By Abayomi Azikiwe Western imperialist states, with the support of the United Nations Security Council, are preparing for a full-scale military intervention in the West African state of Mali. Since March, the country has been in a severe political crisis … read more »
Six people have been killed in a gunbattle in troubled of Guinea-Bissau in what officials are calling a failed coup attempt. Officials in the West African country say government troops repelled an attack before dawn Sunday on the airforce base … read more »
By Shakir Noori All hopes of a dialogue to end the crisis in the north of Mali have disappeared; the region is inching towards a relentless war, financed by the Africans and supported by the French. Several countries, including France, … read more »
Economics IT IS a rite of passage for every new French president to head to French-speaking Africa and reaffirm faith in la Francophonie. So it was with François Hollande, who has just visited Senegal and the Democratic Republic of Congo. … read more »
By Gregory Mann Nobody seems to know what to do about Mali. In late September, the world’s biggest tradeshow in global governance – the UN General Assembly – wound down having made no real decisions on a course of action … read more »
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Tagged Bamako, Economic Community of West African States, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica world news, Mali, Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz, Security Council, United Nations Security Council, United States
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The United States is considering a troubling plan, intervention in the West African state of Mali to deal with its internal problems. In March the civilian government of Mali, a landlocked country with 16 million people, was overthrown … read more »
Paul Roger, opendemocracy The conflict in Syria leaves western powers with no good choices, and their agony is intensified by Islamist advances in west Africa. The search for intelligent security rersponses goes on. The arrest of two people at London’s Heathrow … read more »
Posted in Article, Mali, Nigeria
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Tagged Al-Qaeda, Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb, al-Qaida, Boko Haram, Economic Community of West African States, IndepthAfrica, Mali, Nigeria, Syria
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By Jemal Oumar Algerian Maghreb and African Affairs Minister Abdelkader Messahel paid a visit to Nouakchott Sunday (October 7th) to co-ordinate a unified position on Islamist-controlled northern Mali. After a lengthy meeting with President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, Messahel said … read more »
Martin Ewi, Senior Researcher, Transnational Threats and International Crime, ISS Pretoria As Malians and West Africans, as well as the international community at large, anxiously await the outcome of the meeting of the United Nations Security Council on Thursday, 4 … read more »
By Jonathan Manthorpe, Vancouver Sun Northern Mali, captured by Muslim fundamentalists earlier this year, is rapidly becoming a new haven and headquarters for the al-Qaida terrorist network. Al-Qaida’s growing presence in the Sahel region stretching across West Africa from the … read more »
The wider regional Islamist threat from the GSPC/AQIM appeared to be minimal in the past (except to Mali, Niger and Mauritania). This is no longer the case. Such movements are proliferating and reforming in ways that could seriously threaten security … read more »
Namibia and Uganda, at UN debate, stress role of regional bodies in resolving conflicts The United Nations should consider the views of regional organizations when it comes to resolving conflicts, Namibia’s President, Hifikepunye Pohamba, told the General Assembly’s high-level debate, … read more »
Nigerian leader praises UN, regional roles in maintaining peace The United Nations’ urgent assistance is crucial in order to bring peace and security to West Africa, Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan said today at the General Assembly’s high-level debate, while also … read more »
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Tagged Economic Community of West African States, Goodluck Jonathan, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica news, IndepthAfrica world news, Mali, Nigeria, United Nations, United States, West Africa
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the economist ATTACKS on Western diplomatic posts in Egypt, Libya and Tunisia have put the spotlight on Muslim extremists in north Africa. But farther south, in the Sahara desert, is where groups with ties to al-Qaeda have made most headway. … read more »
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Tagged Al-Qaeda, Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb, Bamako, Economic Community of West African States, IndepthAfrica, Islamism, Mali, Sahara, Timbuktu
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