Politics

By Enyichukwu Enenanna The detained leader of the Senegalese opposition PASTEF party, Ousmane Sonko, who has been on a hunger strike in protesting criminal charges against him, has landed in the hospital. “Prior to his imprisonment,...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Barely 24 hours to the expiration of the deadline issued by ECOWAS for the reinstatement of the ousted Niger leader, President Mohamed Bazoum, the country's military junta has asked for help from the...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Liberia’s National Elections Commission (NEC) on Saturday declared campaigns open ahead of Oct 10 election in which the incumbent President George Weah is seeking a second term of six years in a country...

By John Ikani The Nigerian Senate has firmly declined President Bola Tinubu's request for military intervention to restore constitutional order in neighbouring Niger Republic following a recent coup. President Tinubu had in a letter to the...

By John Ikani Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu has informed the Nigerian Senate about ECOWAS' plans for military action and sanctions against the military officers who seized power in Niger Republic. This comes after the ECOWAS bloc...

By John Ikani Niger's coup leaders have severed ties with Nigeria after the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) failed in its efforts to mediate the ongoing crisis. ECOWAS had earlier set a seven-day ultimatum...