The coup in Gabon is a stark reminder across Central Africa that no leader is safe. President Ali Bongo Ondimba, an aging and sick president, has been ousted by the military with a great deal
France Is Planning Aggression Against Niger, Claims Nigerien Government
France is planning to intervene in Niger, as it continues to deploy troops to several countries in the region, the West African state’s military government has claimed. Relations between Niger and former colonial power France
The Case for a Global Carbon-Pricing Framework
An Agreement Is the Last, Best Hope for Averting Climate Disaster The 28th annual UN Climate Change Conference will begin on November 30 in Dubai, coming on the heels of the UN secretary-general’s Climate Ambition
Gabon : l’opposant Raymond Ndong Sima nommé premier ministre de transition
Ancien ministre d’Ali Bongo, l’économiste avait rejoint la plate-forme de l’opposition à la dernière élection présidentielle, avant de s’en désolidariser. Les paris allaient bon train depuis que l’on savait le nouvel homme fort du Gabon,
Sénégal: le chanteur Youssou N’dour quitte la coalition au pouvoir
Au Sénégal, Youssou N’Dour, le célèbre chanteur et patron du groupe de presse Futur Médias (GFM), a démissionné de son poste de ministre-conseiller du président de la République, Macky Sall, et a quitté la coalition
Ethiopian troops accused of mass killings of civilians in Amhara region
Exclusive: Witnesses say federal forces have been looting villages and shooting farmers in their hunt for defiant Fano militiamen Ethiopian soldiers killed more than 70 civilians and looted properties in a town in Amhara, multiple
US Military Repositions Some Troops in Niger, Pulls Non-Essential Personnel
The Pentagon is repositioning some troops and equipment within Niger and will withdraw a small number of non-essential personnel “out of an abundance of caution,” U.S. officials told Reuters on Thursday, the first major American
Sudan’s army chief travels to Qatar for talks with emir as fighting rages in his country
Sudan’s army chief traveled to Qatar on Thursday for talks with the country’s emir, making his third international trip since fighting broke out between the military and a rival paramilitary force in mid-April, media reports
Gabon’s junta frees deposed president on health grounds and appoints a new prime minister
Gabon’s ousted President Ali Bongo Ondimba, who has been under house arrest since he was deposed last week, is free and can travel abroad for medical treatment, the country’s junta said as it appointed a
Separatists Kill 3 For Disobeying ‘Ghost Town’ Order In Cameroon
Muea residents, as well as other villages in Fako division of the South West region, have not supported the boycotts imposed by separatist fighters between Sept. 4 to 14. At least three people were killed