Three decades after the fight for multiparty democracy in Africa, many on the continent still face sham elections, restrictions of rights, and few improvements. Democracy is in trouble in Africa. It’s not just the latest coup d’état in Niger, completing the belt of military governments stretching across the continent. It’s …
Read More »Here’s Why The US Is Responsible For France’s Withdrawal From Niger
The US backstabbed France in West Africa after cutting a secret deal in Niger almost two years to the day after it backstabbed that same country in the Asia-Pacific after cutting a secret deal with Australia and the UK to create AUKUS. “France Declared That It Won’t Let The Nigerien …
Read More »UN Refugee Coordinator Commends Cameroon’s Treatment Of CAR Refugees
Central African Republic refugees are finding a home in Cameroon, as efforts intensify to support them and their hosts.The Resident-Coordinator of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) in Cameroon has expressed satisfaction at the generosity of the government and people of Cameroon towards Central African …
Read More »Why is Libya’s commander Hifter visiting Russia?
The visit comes amid the aftermath of the Wagner Group’s ill-fated mutiny and the death of its leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, in Russia. Libyan military commander Khalifa Hifter made a surprise visit to Russia on Tuesday during a critical time in Libya-Russia relations. Hifter, who commands the eastern-based Libyan National Army …
Read More »America Needs a New Strategy in Somalia
A Narrow Focus on Counterterrorism Won’t Bring Peace Since he took office in 2021, U.S. President Joe Biden has wound down the United States’ involvement in some post-9/11 conflicts. But Somalia is a glaring exception. For more than 16 years the U.S. military has helped to wage a war against …
Read More »Présence militaire française en Afrique : le problème ne se limite pas au Niger
Après deux mois de bras de fer avec les autorités nigériennes issues du putsch du 26 juillet, que Paris s’obstine à ne pas reconnaitre, Emmanuel Macron a enfin annoncé un calendrier de retrait pour les 1500 militaires français basés au Niger, où ils étaient restés présents dans un cadre juridique …
Read More »North Africa Demurs on Normalization With Israel
On the third anniversary of the Abraham Accords, an already fractured region is divided further over the prospects of peace. As the United States celebrates the third anniversary of the Abraham Accords, which seeks normalization and shared economic and political relations between Israel and the Arab world, three of the …
Read More »France to end military presence, withdraw ambassador from Niger after coup: Macron
French President Emmanuel Macron said Sunday that France will end its military presence in Niger and pull its ambassador out of the country after its democratically elected president was deposed in a coup. The announcement is a significant, if predicted, blow to France’s policy in Africa, after French troops pulled …
Read More »Les armes biologiques américaines au Nigeria mettent en danger l’Afrique et le monde entier
Les révélations sur ce que Victoria Nuland a appelé par euphémisme «installations de recherche biologique» en Ukraine sont généralement liées au début de la contre-offensive stratégique de la Russie contre l’agression de l’OTAN en Europe (SMO). Cependant, la vérité est que les États-Unis disposent d’un programme massif d’armes biologiques depuis …
Read More »The west destroyed Africa, Eurasia will revive it
Africa’s renaissance is already underway through partnerships with Eurasian powers Russia and China, whose significant contributions are already visible in security, economic, and institutional sectors throughout the continent. In Africa, injustice looms large, marked by poverty, warfare, and famine. Despite post-WWII political gains, economic independence, a vital component of true …
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