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West Africa articles on Democracy Chronicles

West Africa is a core region of democratic progress in the world and also a region where many of the challenges to better and more widespread world democracy are evident. West Africa here will include fifteen countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo. Nigerian content on Democracy Chronicles is so extensive, it won't be automatically included here, just click the link above. Also check out our section on World Democracy.

African Union Condemns ‘Wave’ Of Military Coups

by DC Editors - February 9, 2022

African Union Condemns 'Wave' Of Military Coups

Military coups are making a comeback in Africa. The 35th Heads of State Summit of the AU condemned the new wave in West Africa.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Africa, African Union, West Africa

Containing The Eclipse Of Democracy In West Africa

by DC Editors - February 3, 2022

Containing The Eclipse Of Democracy In West Africa

West Africa and by extension the Sahel is undergoing a new phase of democratic ellipse, characterised by abnormal transfers of power.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Africa, West Africa

Military junta seized power in Burkina Faso

by DC Editors - January 25, 2022

Military junta seized power in Burkina Faso

A military junta has seized power in Burkina Faso, forcing President Roch Marc Kaboré to resign. Crowds welcomed the military coup.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Africa, West Africa

Mali Proposes 5-Year Election Delay To West African Bloc

by DC Editors - January 3, 2022

Mali Proposes 5-Year Election Delay To West African Bloc

Mali’s interim government under Colonel Assimi Goïta has proposed a five-year transition to democracy to its West African neighbors.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Africa, Mali, West Africa

Benin’s Star Slips As Beacon Of Democracy 

by DC Editors - December 16, 2021

Benin's Star Slips As Beacon Of Democracy 

Benin, once West Africa’s poster child for democracy, is under fire after two opposition leaders were sentenced to harsh prison terms.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Africa, Dictatorships, West Africa

Gambia Faces Key Test For Democracy In Decisive Election

by DC Editors - December 5, 2021

Gambia Faces Key Test For Democracy In Decisive Election

Preliminary results from Saturday’s hotly contested presidential vote in Gambia show that President Adama Barrow held a slim advantage.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Africa, West Africa

French military convoy blocked by protesters in Burkina Faso

by DC Editors - November 21, 2021

French military convoy blocked by protesters in Burkina Faso

Thousands blocked a French military convoy in Kaya, Burkina Faso, Saturday. This comes amidst rising anger against France in the Sahel.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: France, West Africa

Murder Trial of African icon Thomas Sankara begins

by DC Editors - October 11, 2021

Murder Trial of African icon Thomas Sankara begins

A trial on the assassination of Burkina Faso’s president Thomas Sankara began Monday more than three decades after he was killed.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Africa, Election History, West Africa

Guinea Coup Was Setback For Democracy In Africa

by DC Editors - September 29, 2021

Guinea Coup Was Setback For Democracy In Africa

Africa has been afflicted by unconstitutional change of government. Guinea’s coup was another reminder of unrest in West Africa.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Africa, Guinea, West Africa

West African Regional Bloc Suspends Guinea Over Coup

by DC Editors - September 10, 2021

West African Regional Bloc Suspends Guinea Over Coup

Guinea’s membership in the West African group ECOWAS has been revoked following a military coup that deposed President Alpha Conde.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Africa, African Union, West Africa

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