The coup d’état in Gabon has further heightened worries about the evident danger to the growth and entrenchment of the democratic principle in Africa. It has also reinforced claims that a re-evaluation of the social conditions under which democratic governments operate has been unfavourable. While these claims may highlight the genuine demands of many people,…
A military coup has been carried out in Gabon, further sending shockwaves across the continent, especially the Francophone states. Gabonese soldiers appearing on television on August 30, 2023 announced they were “putting an end to the current regime”, announcing the cancellation of recent election results and the dissolution of “all the institutions of the republic”….
Algeria’s Foreign Minister, Ahmed Attaf, has unveiled a new initiative to resolve the current political impasse in Niger Republic proposed by the Algerian government. The initiative, which has several components, includes a six-month transitional period to be led by a civilian. This is an alternative to the three-year transitional period that the military junta had…
Niger’s military junta has put its military on maximum alert, in anticipation of an ECOWAS military strike anticipated at any moment. The Chief of Staff in Niger, Moussa Salau Barmo, appointed by the military junta, ordered the country’s armed forces to be put on high alert. Fears of a military attack have peaked in the…
The military junta in Niger have ordered the ambassador of France to leave Niger Republic within 48 hours, according to a statement from Niger’s foreign ministry, saying that the ambassadors “refused to respond to an invitation” for a Friday meeting. In the letter to the French Government, the junta stated; “the Ministry of Foreign Affairs…
Strongly opposed to a military intervention in Niger that could plunge Africa into a major crisis, Algeria is seeking mediation to promote a resolution of the current impasse without armed confrontation. As a result, the Algerian President, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, has sent his Foreign Affairs Minister on a tour of Nigeria, Benin and Ghana. An announcement…
The Algerian Minister of Public Works and Basic Infrastructure, Lakhdar Rekhroukh, has said that the trans-Saharan road, which will connect five countries that trade across the Sahara, is 90% complete. The countries make up the Trans-Saharan Liaison Committee (CLRT) Speaking at the opening of the work of the 75th session of the CLRT, which took…
The African Union (AU) has suspended the membership of Niger a month after the coup by what they called a “faction of military officers”. The body’s Peace and Security Council (PSC) once again condemned the coup, and welcomed the actions taken by Ecowas since the ousting of President H.E. Mohamed Bazoum. Niger will be suspended…
The Nigerian government has has filed a 20-count indictment against suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, as it withdrew an earlier charge of illegal possession of firearms. The new charges include criminal breach of trust and criminal misappropriation of funds. These charges carry long jail terms. Emefiele was suspended by President Bola…
Senegalese opposition party, Patriots of Senegal (Pastef), has slammed the removal of their leader Ousman Sonko’s name from the elections list as “inhumane persecution”. Sonko was admitted to a Dakar hospital On August 6, 2023, after embarking on a hunger strike in protest over charges brought against him by the government. Pastef said the government…
