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XHMTL Valid | | | | Related News ItemsWest Africa bloc to send troops to Mali, Guinea-BissauThu, 26 Apr 2012 16:12:37 -0700
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - The West African regional bloc ECOWAS said on Thursday it would send troops to Mali and Guinea-Bissau to help swiftly reinstate civilian rule after their coups, and threatened sanctions if junta leaders try to cling to power. The decision was one of the most forceful moves by the group in recent years, and won the immediate support of the European Union as a way to reinforce ...
Read More... W.Africa bloc to send troops to Mali, Guinea-BissauFri, 27 Apr 2012 01:09:27 -0700
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - The West African regional bloc ECOWAS said on Thursday it would send troops to Mali and Guinea-Bissau to help swiftly reinstate civilian rule after their coups, and threatened sanctions if junta leaders try to cling to power. The decision was one of the most forceful moves by the group in recent years, and won the immediate support of the European Union as a way to reinforce ...
Read More... West Africa bloc slaps sanctions on Guinea-BissauMon, 30 Apr 2012 06:02:04 -0700
BANJUL (Reuters) - West African regional bloc ECOWAS said on Monday it had imposed sanctions on Guinea-Bissau after talks with the ruling junta aimed at restoring constitutional order after a coup broke down. Guinea-Bissau has been run by soldiers since the April 12 coup, which derailed presidential elections and set back Western efforts to combat drugs cartels using the tiny country as a ...
Read More... W.Africa nations to send troops to Bissau in daysMon, 14 May 2012 10:25:02 -0700
ABUJA (Reuters) - West Africa's regional bloc ECOWAS will start deploying troops to Guinea-Bissau by Friday to oversee a reform of the local army and a transition back to civilian rule after an April 12 military coup, Nigeria's defence minister said on Monday. "We will deploy before the 18th of this month," Mohammed Bello Haliru told reporters on the margins of a meeting of the 15-state bloc's ...
Read More... Guinea-Bissau politician to head transitional govtSun, 13 May 2012 10:43:27 -0700
West Africa's regional bloc has named a politician in Guinea-Bissau to lead the transitional government after a coup.
Read More... Mali: UN Envoy to Take Part in Regional Meeting On Country, Guinea-Bissau Political CrisesFri, 18 May 2012 09:20:08 -0700
[UN News] As part of the United Nations' ongoing efforts to ensure the full restoration of constitutional rule in Mali and Guinea-Bissau, the Secretary-General's Special Representative for West Africa, Said Djinnit, will participate in an upcoming regional meeting on the political crises in the two countries.
Read More... Bissau junta says hands power back to civiliansTue, 22 May 2012 08:27:24 -0700
BISSAU (Reuters) - Six weeks after it toppled the government and derailed elections, Guinea-Bissau's military junta said on Tuesday it was handing power back to the West African state's civilian leaders. This follows a deal between the self-styled Military Command and the regional bloc ECOWAS that put in place transitional president Manuel Sherifo Nhamadjo, installed a 600-strong ECOWAS force ...
Read More... West African bloc names Guinea-Bissau politician to lead transitional government after coupSun, 13 May 2012 10:53:36 -0700
West Africa's regional bloc has named a politician in Guinea-Bissau to lead the transitional government after a coup.
Read More... Troops heading for Guinea-BissauMon, 14 May 2012 18:54:02 -0700
West Africa’s regional bloc Ecowas will start deploying troops to Guinea-Bissau by Friday to oversee a reform of the local army and a transition back to civilian rule after last month’s military coup,.
Read More... UN envoy to take part in meeting on Mali, Guinea-BissauFri, 18 May 2012 22:58:48 -0700
New York, May 19: As part of the United Nations’ ongoing efforts to ensure the full restoration of constitutional rule in Mali and Guinea-Bissau, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for West Africa, Said Djinnit, will participate in an upcoming regional meeting on the political crises in the two countries.
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