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The military junta in power in Niger ordered the departure of the French ambassador to Niamey, Sylvain Itté, within forty-eight hours on Friday. France rejected the demand, stating that “the…
As the Gabonese people go to the polls on Saturday to elect their president, Gabon’s outgoing President Ali Bongo Ondimba accused his main rival, Albert Ondo Ossa, of “high treason”…
Africa is grappling with the aftermath of the mysterious death of Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Russian private military company Wagner Group. Prigozhin, once a close ally of Russian…
Presidential and legislative elections are taking place on Wednesday in Zimbabwe. The incumbent President Emmerson Mnangagwa is trying to hold onto power, while the repressed opposition hopes to gain a…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has rejected a proposal by the ruling junta in Niger for a three-year transition period to restore democracy, a regional bloc commissioner…
Central African President modifies constitution to run for 3rd term The highest court in the Central African Republic (CAR) has given its approval to the results of a referendum held…
Niger shares a border of about 1,500 kilometers with Nigeria. The consequences of the coup on July 26 directly affect this vast border region where populations have had familial, social,…
A woman carries bread for breakfast. Displaced camp in Al-Khuseif, Marib. Yemen. 2021. © Hesham Al Hilali. Saudi border guards are responsible for the deaths of several hundred Ethiopian migrants…
“I join the bishops’ call for peace in the country and stability in the Sahel,” said the 86-year-old pontiff after the weekly Angelus prayer. Pope Francis called on Sunday for…
In a shocking turn of events, Christian André Marie Hue, the vice-consul of France in Cameroon, was tragically discovered hanged at his residence on Friday, the 18th. This distressing incident…