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Author: Kabir Isa

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Fabien Eboussi Boulaga: Cameroonian Philosopher Who Asked Who Thinks for Africa

By Kabir Isa

Cameroonian philosopher Fabien Eboussi Boulaga, who lived from 1934 to 2018, built his work around a single persistent question: from where can an African intellectual speak without becoming the representative of a power, an ideology or a fixed identity? Writing in The Conversation, researcher Christophe Premat traces that question through Eboussi Boulaga's break with the Jesuits in 1980, his 1977 book on the crisis of the Muntu, and his 1993 essay on the "exotic intellectual". Premat argues the philosopher's insistence on interrogating the categories used in the name of emancipation keeps his thinking current.

West African Politics

ECOWAS Opens New Abuja Headquarters to Journalists, Briefs Media on Excellence Awards

By Kabir Isa

The ECOWAS Commission received journalists from its Member States at its new Abuja headquarters on 18 September 2026, where Director of Communications Joel AHOFODJI briefed them on the institution's structure and the upcoming ECOWAS Media Excellence Awards. Vice President H.E. Anthony Oluwatosin Ogunjimi also addressed the visiting journalists, who later toured the newly completed complex.

West African Politics

ECOWAS Commission and Community Court Leaders Pledge Closer Institutional Cooperation

By Kabir Isa

The President of the ECOWAS Commission, H.E. General Birame Diop, and the President of the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice, Hon. Justice Ricardo Cláudio Monteiro Gonçalves, have reaffirmed their commitment to stronger cooperation among ECOWAS institutions, the rule of law and regional integration. The two leaders spoke during the Commission President's official visit to the Court in Abuja, where they called for closer collaboration among the Community's principal organs while preserving their respective mandates and independence.

Climate & Environment

African Union Moves to Finalise First Continent-Wide Climate, Peace and Security Framework

By Kabir Isa

African governments are developing a Common African Position on Climate, Peace and Security, the first continent-wide framework linking climate change to conflict and instability. The African Union Peace and Security Council has called on experts from member states to finalise it, preferably in the second half of 2026. Research by Gracsious Maviza and Katongo Seyuba examines how climate pressures affect peace and security and what governments must do to make the framework work.

Climate & Environment

ECOWAS Committee Reviews €17 Million Clean Cooking Drive for 750,000 West Africans

By Kabir Isa

ECOWAS convened the second Steering Committee meeting for the Regional Clean Cooking Action in West Africa in Abuja on 18 September 2026. The €17 million programme, funded by the EU and the Netherlands, aims to reach 750,000 people with clean cooking solutions. Partners reviewed technical progress and discussed national ownership, gender equity and market development.

West African Politics

ECOWAS, UEMOA, CILSS Open Abidjan Water Session Before Regional Forum

By Kabir Isa

ECOWAS, UEMOA and CILSS convened the 13th Ordinary Session of the Technical Experts Committee of the Permanent Framework for Coordination and Monitoring of Integrated Water Resources Management in Abidjan on 22 September 2026. Delegates reviewed the implementation of fourteen ministerial resolutions, noted two regional directives still awaiting publication, and prepared recommendations for the 6th Ministerial Monitoring Committee. The outcomes will feed into the First West Africa Regional Water Forum on 24-25 September 2026.

West African Politics

ECOWAS Competition Authority Closes First Annual Conference With Market Declaration

By Kabir Isa

The ECOWAS Regional Competition Authority held its first Annual Conference in Bijilo, The Gambia, from 15 to 17 September 2026, drawing close to 300 participants from twelve Member States. The conference closed with a declaration presented by ERCA Executive Director Dr Simeon Konan Koffi, alongside remarks from ECOWAS Commissioner Dehpue Zuo and Gambian Trade Minister Mod K. Ceesay.

Uncategorized

Guinea-Bissau’s Constitutional Referendum: A Presidential System Won’t Cure Chronic Instability

By Kabir Isa

Guinea-Bissau's constitutional referendum on August 30, 2026, proposes replacing the semi-parliamentary system with a strong presidential regime, but opposition boycotts and skepticism remain. According to Le Pays, the reform may not address deeper issues like the personalization of power and weak institutions, which require political, judicial, and cultural change.