Leaders in several West African countries increased crackdowns on freedoms as they strengthened their hold on power in 2025.

Guinea-Bissau’s military authorities released key opposition figures arrested after the November 2025 coup. The transition pledged to form an inclusive government with opposition participation, ECOWAS ...

By 2025, democracy in Africa stood at a crossroads—marked by both resilience and regression in almost equal measure.

The junta that seized power in Guinea-Bissau in a coup in November has vowed to bring the revolutionary PAIGC party into government and has released its leader, former Prime Minister Domingos Simoes ...

The US signals that restoring democracy is no longer a priority and it is ready to work with Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger.

Burkina Faso’s military junta has dissolved all the political parties in the country and scrapped the laws governing them, the latest in a series of antidemocratic measures since the government took ...

Burkina Faso's military rulers have banned all political parties, deepening concerns about the country’s democratic future nearly ...

After several years of suspension, political parties in Burkina Faso have been formally dissolved by the military government, ...

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Burkina Faso’s military-led government dissolved all political parties in a sweeping decree, transferring their assets to the state after the 2022 coup.

ECOWAS reports its counter-terrorism efforts are complicated by the withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, despite ...

The President of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS Commission, Omar Alieu Touray, on Thursday, disclosed ...