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West Africa: Mali Impasse Remains After Clumsy Intervention
DW, 10 August 2020
Mali's opposition and civil society have rejected West Africa's poorly-prepared crisis exit strategy. On Tuesday, they plan to demonstrate, to force President Keita out. The region… Read more »
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West Africa: Opposition Rejects Ecowas Crisis Resolution Plan - Again
RFI, 28 July 2020
Mali's opposition has rejected a plan put forward by West Africa's regional body Ecowas to resolve an ongoing political crisis. They insist that President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita… Read more »
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West Africa: West African Leaders Call for Mali Unity Government
The New Humanitarian, 28 July 2020
'We take note, but we really believe that this is not the will of the people.' Read more »
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West Africa: ECOWAS Threatens to Sanction Mali's Recalcitrant Parties
This Day, 28 July 2020
The Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) rose from a virtual meeting yesterday with a threat to sanction recalcitrant… Read more »
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West Africa: ECOWAS Holds Extraordinary Summit On Mali Crisis
DW, 27 July 2020
West African leaders are racing to resolve the political crisis in Mali. The instabilty is seen as a dangerous development in the Sahel region, where terrorists and separatists… Read more »
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West Africa: UN Experts Welcome Peace Efforts in Mali, Say Respect for Human Rights Essential
OHCHR, 24 July 2020
GENEVA (24 July 2020) - UN human rights experts* today applauded the efforts of West African leaders to restore peace and stability to Mali, which is in the grips of a weeks-long… Read more »