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The world through its media French journalist has been detained in Ethiopia after being arrested last week,
his employer has said.
Antoine
Galindo was on a reporting assignment in Ethiopia, having arrived on 13 February to cover the African Union
summit, Indigo Publications Group, publisher of the Africa Intelligence website, said .
The publisher said Mr Galindo was being suspected of “conspiracy to create chaos” in the
country and had appeared in court on Saturday.
“His
detention has been extended until 1 March, when the next hearing of his case
will take place,” a statement from Indigo Publications Group said.
The company condemned what it says was an “unjustified arrest”, adding
that the “spurious accusations are not
based on any tangible evidence that might justify this extended deprivation of
liberty”.
It also said the arrest was a serious attack on press freedom.
TheThe
West African regional grouping Ecowas said on Sunday that it was lifting Committee to Project Journalists (CPJ) has called for Mr Galindo’s release adding
sanctions it imposed on Guinea, a day after making a similar decision on that it is “outraged that a journalist on a legitimate reporting trip is
military-led Niger. targeted in this way”.
The Ethiopian
decision was taken at an extraordinary summit of Ecowas heads of state in authorities have not commented on the matter.
Abuja, Nigeria.
The
bloc also lifted "restrictions on the recruitment of citizens of the
Republic of Mali to professional positions within Ecowas institutions" .
The
organisation had imposed sanctions on Niger, Guinea, Mali and Burkina Faso and
suspended them because of military coups in those countries between 2020 and last year.
"The
authority instructs the president of the commission to invite all four Ecowas
member states in transition to technical and consultative meetings of
Ecowas as well as to all security-related meeting," Ecowas said in a statement on Saturday.
It also urged Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger to reconsider their decision to withdraw from the
organisation.
On
Saturday, Ecowas heads of state ordered the reopening of their land borders
with Niger as well as the lifting of asset freezes against Niger's ruling
generals on “humanitarian grounds”.
Analysts
say the bloc's decisions signal its desire to ensure the junta-led
nations remain as members.
Read more:
Ecowas
in crisis: Why West Africa's united front is in tatters
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