Aissatou Kante | ISS Africa

Despite some progress, consensus on the electoral process and the expansion of democratic freedoms remains crucial.

Divisions over the latest draft constitution, which extends executive power and term limits, necessitate ECOWAS’ involvement.

ECOWAS should use its special summit on regional integration in 2025 to reconsider its approach to managing coups.

To resolve the 42-year conflict once and for all, recent steps towards peace must be consolidated.

This report examines the processes used to manage coups, and recommends how they could be improved.

Despite pre-election rhetoric, long-standing principles and regional realities will likely guide international relations.

Restoring a civilian government in Niger is important, but so too are the transitions in Burkina Faso, Mali and Guinea.

Extreme positions taken by all sides of the political spectrum make resolving the crisis more difficult.

Recurring coups and protracted military rule should spur regional actors to explore other ways of achieving stability.

Turkey’s rapid African expansion holds lessons for countries in the region looking to diversify their partnerships.

Will the country’s national and international legitimacy be enough to achieve its objectives for stability in West Africa?

Japan’s experience in reconstruction and economic development could benefit states in the region that face multiple challenges.