
ECOWAS discusses presidents' controversial 'Third terms'
ECOWAS leaders have met in Ghana to discuss some of the region's most pressing issues, including the controversial extensions of presidential terms.
The West Africa body meets to discuss some of the region's most pressing problems. Freshly sworn-in President Colonel Mamady Doumbouya has retired 42 generals in what some see as an attempt at reputation building. Why taking Aspirin every day might not be a healthy idea. The Somali musician reconnecting diaspora kids to their culture. Senegalese singer Nicolas Ménheim on overcoming chronic laryngitis.
(Photo: Alpha Condé was first elected in 2010 after years as a vocal leader of the opposition. Credit: AFP)
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