The creation of a Sahel confederation on Saturday plunged West Africa into an unprecedented disaster that would threaten the free motion of individuals and items within the area. New Sahel bloc leaves West Africa extra divided than ever Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali joined collectively to create the “Confederation of Sahel States” which can comprise…
The army regimes of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso signed a treaty on July 6 organising a confederation between them. The treaty goals at strengthening a mutual defence pact named Alliance of Sahel States introduced final 12 months by the three international locations. Niger’s Gen Abdourahmane Tchiani, Burkina Faso’s Capt Ibrahim Traore, and Mali’s Col…
Almost a 12 months in the past, West Africa appeared alarmingly on the verge of struggle. The Financial Neighborhood of West African States (ECOWAS) was threatening “navy intervention” in Niger if the leaders of the nation’s July 26 coup didn’t instantly relinquish energy and free President Mohammed Bazoum. After the navy authorities in Niamey failed…
East African bloc meets in Kenya on Somalia’s integration NAIROBI, Kenya — Delegates from the East African Group (EAC) on Monday started a week-long assembly in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, to develop a complete roadmap for Somalia’s integration into the East African bloc. EAC Secretary Common Veronica Mueni Nduva, who formally opened the assembly,…
Headquarters of East Africa Comunity, June 2024 Photograph: @XHNews By: Omayma Sheikh June 18, 2024 Hour: 2:30 pm Somalia’s entry into the EAC will allow the nation to learn from the EAC’s regional infrastructure initiatives, comparable to roads, railways and power networks. On Monday, delegates from the East African Neighborhood (EAC) started a…
The Southern Africa bloc condemned Monday what it referred to as an tried coup within the Democratic Republic of Congo over the weekend and recommended the federal government’s arrest of the perpetrators. “The Southern African Growth Neighborhood (SADC) condemns in its strongest phrases the tried coup d’etat that occurred on 19 Could 2024 in Kinshasa,…
(MENAFN) North African leaders from Tunisia, Algeria, and Libya are set to convene for discussions aimed toward revitalizing the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU), a regional bloc that has remained largely inactive for over a decade because of diplomatic tensions amongst member states. Tunisian President Kais Saied introduced the upcoming summit, which can embrace his Algerian…