West African bloc Urges Mali to Re-Run Disputed Elections Amid Mass Protests

PoliticsWest AfricaWest African bloc Urges Mali to Re-Run Disputed Elections Amid Mass Protests

PilotnewsJune 21, 2020

BAMAKO  – West African regional bloc ECOWAS on Saturday called on Mali to re-run some of its contested local elections and convene a government of national unity after anti-government protests swept the capital Bamako. Tens of thousands of people took to the streets on Friday for the second time in a month to demand President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita step down. Keita, who was re-elected in 2018 for a second five-year term, has struggled with an...

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ECOWAS Court Begins Virtual Sessions Monday, to Deliver 10 Judgments

NewsWest AfricaECOWAS Court Begins Virtual Sessions Monday, to Deliver 10 Judgments

PilotnewsJune 20, 2020

Three months after the suspension of sittings as a precaution against the COVID-19 pandemic, the ECOWAS Court of Justice is set to resume its sessions on Monday, June 22. A statement issued by the communications department of the court on Friday, said that the sessions are going to be virtual while 10 judgments are proposed to be delivered during the inaugural sitting. Going by the directive of the President of the Court, Hon. Justice Edward...

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Many Countries Ask Nigeria for Foods During Lockdown – Fashola

CoronavirusFoodNewsWest AfricaMany Countries Ask Nigeria for Foods During Lockdown – Fashola

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)June 13, 2020

The Minister for Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has said that many neighboring countries asked Nigeria for food during the lockdown that was caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The minister reveals this in an Instagram Live Chat with City People Magazine on Saturday. Fashola speaks on the COVID-19 Economic Sustainability Plan recently submitted to President Muhammadu Buhari by the Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo. He said that the plan contains diverse measures to strengthen the Nigerian economy against the economic...

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