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West African regional bloc ECOWAS announces a no-fly zone over Niger.
2023-07-30

The citizens of Guinea-Bissau go to the polls to elect 102 members of the National People's Assembly.
2023-06-4

A coup attempt is made in Guinea-Bissau. President Umaro Sissoco Embaló says that "many" members of the security forces have been killed in a "failed attack against democracy" as both the African Union and ECOWAS condemn the attempted coup.
2022-02-1

During a summit in Accra, the leaders of the Economic Community of West African States announce that it will impose individual sanctions on members of the Guinean military junta and their family members, including travel bans and asset freezing, until the junta restores constitutional rule.
2021-09-16

The leaders of the Economic Community of West African States decide to suspend Mali's membership in the organization until the end of February 2022 or when the country appoints a civilian prime minister.
2021-05-30

Guinea-Bissau is suspended from the African Union one week after a coup d'état.
2012-04-17

Military leaders and a group of political parties in Guinea-Bissau announce the formation of a Transitional National Council after the recent coup; the acting president and prime minister remain in detention.
2012-04-16

The Economic Community of West African States condemns an apparent coup d'état in Guinea-Bissau.
2012-04-13

State television in Côte d'Ivoire goes off the air outside the capital Abidjan amid a political crisis. The Economic Community of West African States threatens to remove incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo by "legitimate force".
2010-12-24

An ECOWAS regional court in West Africa orders authorities in Niger to release deposed President Mamadou Tandja who was detained in a coup in February.
2010-11-8