Mali
MALI: ECOWAS to deliberate again on grey areas
Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), at the behest of their Chairman, President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana, may confer again to discuss outstanding grey areas in the Mali political situation, President Muhammadu Buhari has indicated. The President spoke after receiving briefing at State House, Abuja, Monday, from […]
Read More
Mali can’t afford to stand alone, Says President Buhari.
President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in Abuja joined ECOWAS Heads of State and Governments in a virtual meeting, charging the military junta in Mali to set an acceptable time table for return to democratic government, since the country cannot afford to stand alone in the sub-region. In his remarks at the third Extraordinary Summit of ECOWAS […]
Read More
Nigeria stands by ECOWAS decision on return to constitutional order in Mali – Buhari.
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja joined ECOWAS Heads of State and Governments in calling for immediate release of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita of Mali, and a return to Constitutional order in the country. Speaking at a virtual ECOWAS Extraordinary Session on the Situation in Mali, the President noted that removal of the Malian leader […]
Read More
Soldiers ‘arrest’ Mali President, Prime Minister.
President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita of Mali has been arrested by mutinying soldiers, according to Reuters. Reuters said Keita was arrested alongside Prime Minister Boubou Cisse in Bamako, the country’s capital. A European diplomat had said a small number of members of the national guard “apparently angered by a pay dispute” had seized a munitions depot […]
Read More
MALI CRISIS: Jonathan visits Buhari.
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday received his immediate predecessor in office, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, at State House, Abuja. Dr Jonathan, who is ECOWAS Special Envoy to the Republic of Mali, briefed on the political situation in the West African country, as corollary to efforts by West African leaders to restore stability to the country. Special Adviser […]
Read More