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Guinea, West Africa
ECOWAS split over how to deal with Doumbouya junta

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“Transition: what's next after the coup?”

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Transition: what's next after the coup?

The coup that ousted Alpha Condé on 5 September 2021 in Guinea has ushered in a period of instability, despite the putschists' reassuring words from the start. There is much at stake over the coming months as leaders jostle for power and political alliances take shape, and pressing questions over the mining industry and international partnerships come to the fore. [...]

The Economic Community of West African States' decision to impose sanctions on Guinea's junta was the result of a fragile consensus and is far from being unanimously backed by its member countries. [...]

Published on 03/10/2022 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Adama Barrow
Alassane Ouattara
Assimi Goita
David J. Francis
Economic Community of West African States
Macky Sall
Mamadi Doumbouya
Mohamed Bazoum
Nana Akufo-Addo
Thomas Boni Yayi
Umaro Sissoco Embalo

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Battle over the future chair of ECOWAS

The Guinea-Bissau president's hopes of a second term at the ECOWAS helm could well be dashed. The West African regional group, weakened by a series of coups in its member states and by a spat over whether national presidents should be allowed to serve a third term, is looking at several other potential candidates.

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The summit in Accra on 3 July should officialise the appointment of a new ECOWAS chairperson to succeed the Ghanaian Nana Akufo-Addo as well of new commissioners for the regional organisation. Two electric subjects that have greatly increased tensions between West Africa's leaders.

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Guinea, West Africa
Doumbouya confident of facing down ECOWAS

ECOWAS leaders are making no secret of their irritation with the head of the Guinean transition Mamadi Doumbouya, who has disregarded their calls for a short transition period. He believes his country has sufficient cards in its hand to weather any potential sanctions.

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Mali
From Washington to Algiers, Paris manoeuvres behind the scenes to keep Wagner out of Mali

Discreetly but insistently, France is working with its Western and African partners to prevent the junta going into partnership with Russian paramilitary group Wagner. Meanwhile, ECOWAS, egged on by Macron, is considering slapping sanctions on Mali's new leaders.

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French foreign minister Yves Le Drian at the UN General Assembly on 23 September.

Ivory Coast
Embalo and Sassou discreetly manoeuvre against Ouattara in Oyo

A fierce enemy of Alassane Ouattara, the Guinea-Bissau president is seeking to rally his elder Congolese counterpart to his cause and exert an influence over the post-electoral crisis in Ivory Coast.

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The Congolese president Denis Sassou Nguesso is seeking to involve himself in various other political crises on the continent.

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Mamadi Doumbouya
Mohamed Bazoum
Nana Akufo-Addo
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Ivory Coast
French investigation sends tremors through Abidjan's political class

Libya
From Tripoli to Benghazi, Turkish trader BGN's oil odyssey

Guinea, West Africa
ECOWAS split over how to deal with Doumbouya junta

In Focus | West Africa
Battle over the future chair of ECOWAS

West Africa
ECOWAS leaders at loggerheads over successor to Akufo-Addo

Guinea, West Africa
Doumbouya confident of facing down ECOWAS

Mali
From Washington to Algiers, Paris manoeuvres behind the scenes to keep Wagner out of Mali

Ivory Coast
Embalo and Sassou discreetly manoeuvre against Ouattara in Oyo