GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
Khalid Ahmed Mohammed, West Africa Correspondent
Khalid Ahmed Mohammed is a Criminology graduate of the University of Manitoba and former ECOWAS Junior Associate. He has observed elections in Nigeria & Guinea-Bissau and completed several global security courses. Khalid writes on strategic affairs.
2026
Mali: Head of Military Government Assimi Goïta Runs Out of Options
Despite General Goïta’s harsh leadership and determination, it still seems that security autonomy is not possible in the foreseeable future.
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
Diplomacy on the Brink in West Africa
Regional cooperation blocs are everywhere becoming less cohesive, but the disintegration of the West African pioneer, ECOWAS, has perhaps been the most significant.
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Guinea-Bissau’s Instability Returns
Guinea-Bissau’s November 2025 coup continues the trend away from Western-influenced practices and toward a resumption of the time when Africa’s future is shaped by Africa.
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
Yesterday’s Men? Where are Africa’s Leaders for Tomorrow?
West Africa, despite a wave of political turmoil, ranging from coups and fragile democracies to insurgencies and secessionist movements, has maintained some of the continent’s most resilient democratic states.
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Confusion in the Greater Sahel
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
EN CLAIR | The AU Summit: How Much Did it Matter?
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
Ghana’s New President
The return of John Mahama is seen as a positive light in African politics.