ECOWAS

Following a coup against Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum tensions are high in West Africa as regional nations are split over military intervention.

As jihadist groups in northern Mali terrorize the population and increase instability in the once-peaceful nation, Malians debate the advantages and disadvantages of using foreign intervention.

ECOWAS, the regional West African bloc, announced sanctions on Guinea-Bissau after talks broke down between the bloc and the ruling military junta that recently seized power.

Despite condemnation from world and regional powers, thousands of demonstrators took to the streets to support the military junta that took over last week.