#ECOWAS

Denis Tull

denis_tull

Thoughts on #Ecowas and the #coup in #Mali: I do not quite understand why so many (non-Malian) observers are mocking #Ecowas for taking a stand. Rejecting unconstitutional changes of government

Muhammadu Buhari

MBuhari

It gives me an uneasy feeling that the UEMOA Zone wishes to take up the Eco in replacement for its CFA Franc ahead of other ECOWAS Member States. It‘s a

Defense News Nigeria

DefenseNigeria

I keep getting messages with this question. If Nigeria is as powerful as you claim then why cant they defeat Boko Haram? Others ask why cant Nigeria beat an army

Anna Schmauder

annateesch

What do Malians think about the post-coup transition phase & priorities going forward? Updated version of #MaliMetre by #FES #Bamako is out! Survey of + 5000 #Mali'ans, both urban and

Aurelien Tobie

aurelientobie

Mali's military leaders, the CNSP, have circulated the outcome of the consultations they have held for the past couple of days in Bamako. Some additional thoughts:https://twitter.com/tweetsintheME/status/1304394660459229184 The document

Defense News Nigeria

DefenseNigeria

In the 5th Century BC in the Battle of Salamis, a Greek fleet won a decisive battle against Xerxes, King of Persia, destroying Persia's superior naval capabilities. In 479 BC,

Amaka Anku

AmakaAnku

It has been difficult for me to engage w/ largely dismissive criticisms of #Nigeria’s move to close its land borders with #Benin & #Niger to address rampant smuggling and #Benin’s

Lorenzo D'Agostino

lorenzodago

There is an ongoing effort by the European military-humanitarian complex to recast the free movement of African people within their own Continent as some sort of criminal entreprise.What does "all

abolitionism = spicy reformism

no_slave_coasts

gonna post the section on the invasion of Mali as replies to this…a lot of 21st century historical background i hadn't seen anywhere elsehttps://twitter.com/nyeusi_waasi/status/1296161841958330374 libyan civil war, overthrow of gaddaf

Ueli Staeger

UeliStaeger

Switzerland joins the growing group of European countries with a dedicated #Africa strategy. Nice work by @SwissMFAafrica and her team, as the strategy went through cross-departmental consultations and enables a

Chris O. Ògúnmọ́dẹdé

Illustrious_Cee

Great stuff by the good bro @ea_akin.Basically, the job was NOI's to lose once the Europeans formed a consensus early last year on backing an African candidate & ECOWAS lined

Jim Wormington

jwormington

THREAD – Côte d’Ivoire, elections, human rightsWe released today research on the dozens of political and intercommunal killings that accompanied Côte d’Ivoire’s October 31 presidential election, in which President Alassane

Defense News Nigeria

DefenseNigeria

I have been taking lots of flak by Nigerians shooting from the hip over my endorsement of Donald Trump. Perhaps its best i educate them on what Barack Obama will

GiuliaPiccolino

GiuliaPiccolino

THREAD: Pausing from the US election, what is it happening in #CotedIvoire, which also held a contentious presidential election recently? I am going to discuss here why Cote d'Ivoire 2020

tolu ogunlesi

toluogunlesi

The @nigimmigration has pulled off some great work in the last few years. First the Business Visa on Arrival (now a VoA for all African passport holders), a brand new

AOAV

AOAV

UK arms exports examined - a threadOur research from @murrayreports has found that Britain has approved exports of military goods to 80% of the countries on its own embargoed or

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