West Africa is now going through a whirlwind of navy takeovers. From Mali’s 2020 putsch to the current tremors in Niger, these coups have shattered the area’s political equilibrium. On one facet stand the navy juntas of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso, every promising stability and sovereignty within the face of rumbling insurgencies and overseas influences. Opposing them are…
Africa File, July 11, 2024: Sahelian Juntas vs. ECOWAS; US Base in Côte d’Ivoire Creator: Liam Karr Information Cutoff: July 11, 2024, at 10 a.m. The Africa File supplies common evaluation and assessments of main developments concerning state and nonstate actors’ actions in Africa that undermine regional stability and threaten US personnel and pursuits. Editor’s…
ABUJA: The West African bloc ECOWAS has warned that the area confronted “disintegration” following the army rulers of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali cemented a breakaway union. The three nations fashioned a “Confederation of Sahel States” at a gathering on the eve of the Financial Neighborhood of West African States leaders’ summit, marking one other…