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Group of West African protesters holding flags and a sign against CEDAO.

ECOWAS Split Spells Trouble For Democracy In West Africa

Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have left the most important West African regional bloc due to escalating tensions over their democratic decline, leaving room for Russia to assert itself in the region. What is ECOWAS and why does it matter? The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is arguably the most successful model of […]

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Guinea’s military junta faces growing pressure amid protests and political unrest.

Guinea’s Junta Feels The Heat

From one perspective, the past week has been a success for military rulers in West Africa. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), announced the easing of sanctions on Niger, Mali, and Guinea, backing down from earlier efforts to draw a hard line against unconstitutional transfers of power in the region. While the regional bloc’s decision […]

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