Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters owes over 200 soldiers deployed to Guinea-Bissau and Gambia for the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) mission a significant amount of money – N9.2 million ($5,700) each in bonuses, some of the soldiers told SaharaReporters. The soldiers were deployed as part of the ECOWAS Stabilization[Read More…]
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Ousted President Quits Gabon Politics, Calls For Wife’s Release
Gabon’s deposed President Ali Bongo has announced he will quit politics a year after he was toppled from power by a military coup. “I wish to reaffirm my withdrawal from political life and the definitive renunciation of any national ambition,” Mr Bongo said in a letter addressed to the Gabonese[Read More…]
G/Bissau Leader Makes Re-election Bid U-turn After ‘Rethink’
Guinea-Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embaló has reversed his initial decision not to run for a second term in office. Embaló, who became president in 2020, had previously surprised many by citing advice from his wife as the reason for stepping down. However, after reconsideration, he has now expressed his willingness[Read More…]