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ECOWAS Declares State Of Emergency Over Rising Terrorism, Coups And Instability In West Africa

Kingsley Chukwu1 day ago05 mins

President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr Omar Alieu Touray, on Tuesday declared a state of emergency in the West African sub-region, citing escalating violent extremism, terrorism, military coups, banditry and deepening political instability. Touray made the declaration during the 55th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Mediation and Security Council (MSC) at the ministerial level in…

African Progress Backslides As Coups, War Persist

Kingsley Chukwu1 year ago03 mins

Nearly half of Africa’s citizens live in a country where governance has worsened over the past decade, as deteriorating security erodes progress, according to a new report. The annual Ibrahim Index of African Governance report found that in spite of the positive progress in 33 countries, overall governance was worse in 2023 in 21 countries,…