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AES ECOWAS EXIT: Enhance Negotiations and Dialogue in the Interest of Regional Co-operation, Peace and Security
On January 29, 2024, Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger signed the Liptako-Gourma Charter, creating the Alliance des États du Sahel (AES). The move to sever ties with ECOWAS, as an established framework, stemmed from some concerns expressed by the AES. These include sanctions imposed by ECOWAS in response to the coups, accusations that foreign powers […]

Why do Civilians often Die in Nigerian Military Strikes that Target Rebels?
The Nigerian military has mistakenly killed hundreds of civilians in airstrikes targeting armed groups in the nation’s conflict-battered north over the years, many of them […]

WADEMOS Congratulates the People and Government of Ghana on the Peaceful Political Transition
WADEMOS Network, a leading West African pro-democracy Civil Society Organizations (CSO) network heartily congratulates the people and Government of the Republic of Ghana for yet […]

Coalition of Civil Society Organizations Urges the Authority of Ecowas Heads Of State to be More Diligent in Implementing Reforms Including the Standardization of Term Limits
A coalition of civil society organizations in West Africa has called on ECOWAS to strengthen its credibility by successfully implementing reforms essential to maintaining its […]

Joint Statement: Election Observation Missions Congratulate Ghana for a Successful 2024 General Elections
The civil society election observation missions from East and West Africa congratulate the people of Ghana on the generally successful conduct of the presidential and […]

WADEMOS Condemns the Unlawful Arrest and Detention of Moussa Tchangari by the Nigerien Authority
We, the West Africa Democracy Solidarity Network (WADEMOS), unequivocally condemn the recent abduction of Mr. Moussa Tchangari, a prominent journalist and secretary general of the […]

Coalition of West African Civil Society Organisations Deploys Delegation to Observe 2024 Ghana Elections
A joint civil society delegation from the West Africa Democracy Solidarity Network (WADEMOS) and the West Africa Election Observation Network (WAEON) will embark on an […]

WADEMOS Condemns Application of Draconian Law Against The Media in The Gambia
WADEMOS is worried that the application of this draconian law will force the Gambian media into self-censorship and that the weaponization of the judiciary to […]

Tripartite Report on the 2023 Sierra Leonean Elections
The June 24, 2023, multi-tier elections which declared H.E President Julius Maada Bio as the winner ended in a controversy with the APC rejecting the […]

ACHPR Chairperson Urges WADEMOS to Work Towards Securing Observer Status at the Commission
The Chairperson of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR), Hon. Rémy Ngoy Lumbu, has called for a strengthened collaboration between CSOs and […]