West Africa: Alpha Blondy Wants AU, ECOWAS Action After CNN Exposé On Libya Migrants

Yamoussoukro — Legendary Ivorian reggae musician, Alpha Blondy, known in private life as Seydou Kone has again waded into the debate for sub-Saharan African leaders to help protect their citizens wherever they find themselves.

His recent call is on the African Union and the west Africa regional bloc, ECOWAS, to take decisive action on migrant abuse in the north African country of Libya, failure for which civil society must stand up to fill that role.

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