Army officers have appeared on national television in Gabon to say they have taken power. They said they were annulling the results of Saturday’s election, in which President Ali Bongo was declared…
Military attack fears in Niger have peaked remarkably in the last few days. Interestingly, these attack fears began hitting home after the report that France had sought Algeria’s permission to use its…
Security has been bolstered across the city where South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will host China’s President Xi Jinping, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, and…
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has fired back at the World Bank’s decision to freeze loans to the nation following the enactment of Uganda’s controversial anti-LGBTQ law. Declaring the nation’s self-sufficiency from external financial support,…
40 years ago today, Thomas Sankara became President of Burkina Faso. He was overthrown in a French/CIA-backed coup after 4 short years. Today, Captain Ibrahim Traore has taken power in Burkina Faso…
A few hours after signing a defense agreement with Niger Republic’s new military government, the head of Wagner PMC, Yevgeny Prigozhin gave his take on the situation in Niger and the subregion,…
In February 2023, the government of Traore expelled France forces that were assisting in the fight against Jihadist insurgency. Ibrahim Traore has been making headlines for some days now. Probably many are…