July 3, 2022

West African Summit; Coup-hit Neighbors on Agenda

West African leaders attended a summit Sunday as their regional bloc pursues its efforts to resolve the political impasse in the coup-hit nations of Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea.A summit last month of the Economic Community of West African States put …

Pope Urges Congo, South Sudan to Work for Peace, Prosperity

Pope Francis urged the people and leaders of Congo and South Sudan on Saturday to “turn a page” and forge new paths of reconciliation, peace and development.Francis issued a video message on the day he had planned to begin a weeklong pilgrimage to the …

ECOWAS Commission to get new head as Ivorian Brou leaves post

ACCRA— President for the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Jean-Claude Kassi Brou, has indicated that the upcoming 61st Ordinary Session of the Heads of State to be hosted in Ghana on Sunday, July 3 in Accra, would b…

Spain, Mali FMs speak after row over NATO remarks

BAMAKO— Mali’s Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop said he had spoken with his Spanish counterpart after a row over comments the Spaniard made about the possibility of a NATO operation in the Africancountry.Diop wrote in a tweet that he had spoken by phone…

Multiple Crises Threatening Stability and Development in Sahel

The World Food Program warns conflict, climate change, COVID-19, and skyrocketing prices of food, fuel, and fertilizer are further threatening stability and development prospects in Africa’s Sahel region.WFP warns a wave of hunger and suffering is swee…