Burkina Faso has released 11 Nigerian Air Force (NAF) pilots and crew members nine days after their detention, following high-level diplomatic intervention by the Federal Government of Nigeria as obtained from the…
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Nigeria sends high-level delegation to Burkina Faso over detained NAF personnel
The Federal Government has dispatched a high-level delegation comprising officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Defence and the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Headquarters to Burkina Faso to engage the…
Upholding Regional Solidarity and Nigerian National Unity: An Open Letter to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on ECOWAS Challenges and Domestic Policy Concerns
31st January 2024 HE Bola Ahmed Tinubu The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria And Chairman of ECOWAS, Presidential Villa. Asokoro, Abuja. FCT. Your Excellency Upholding Regional Solidarity and Nigerian National…
The Sahel Split: How ECOWAS “Lost” Three of Its Founding Members
By Olaogun Michael Note: This article examines the causes, consequences, and outlook of this unprecedented move, which has rocked the region and the world. On Sunday, January 28, 2024, the strength of…
Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger withdraw from ECOWAS, cite sovereign decision
The military regimes in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have announced their immediate withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States. The leaders of the three Sahel nations on Sunday issued…
Burkina Faso, Mali join forces with Niger coup leaders, threaten ECOWAS with war
The military governments of Burkina Faso and Mali have warned that any military intervention against coup leaders in Niger would be considered a “declaration of war” against their nations. In a joint…