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ECOWAS says ‘we are going into Niger’ if all else fails
The West African bloc ECOWAS stands ready to intervene militarily in Niger should diplomatic efforts to reverse a coup there...
Read moreDetailsWhat led to the Niger coup? An expert lists three driving factors
At an emergency meeting in Abuja, Nigeria, on 30 July, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) demanded the “immediate release...
Read moreDetailsRwanda welcomes medical students fleeing Sudan war
A group of medical students from Sudan has been welcomed to Rwanda to continue their studies after a civil war...
Read moreDetailsWho is the new military ruler of Niger, General Tchiani?
The 62-year-old general, Abdourahamane Tchiani is from Niger’s western region of Tillaberi, close to the border with Mali. He studied...
Read moreDetailsWhat Cameroonian civilians think should be done to resolve the six-year-old anglophone conflict
Cameroon is officially bilingual. However, the minority English-speaking population has complained for decades of unfair treatment by the francophone-dominated state. Periods of...
Read moreDetailsWho are the leading candidates in the Zimbabwe presidential election?
Zimbabwe will hold presidential and parliamentary elections on Aug. 23. A dozen candidates are vying to be the country's next...
Read moreDetailsBola Tinubu’s economic decisions since assumption of the presidency of Nigeria
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was inaugurated on May 29, 2023, with the ceremony taking place amid tight security at the...
Read moreDetailsEthiopia aspires to join the BRICS group of countries: What are the benefits and downsides?
A few years ago, the BRICS grouping – Brazil, Russia, China, India and South Africa – had lost salience because...
Read moreDetailsZambia, bondholders advance $3 billion debt-restructuring talks, sources say
Zambia's overseas bondholders have entered into non-disclosure agreements (NDA) with the government as of Wednesday, according to three sources, a...
Read moreDetailsUganda: Why the Parish Development Model is Unrealistic
In February 2022, the Government of Uganda launched the Parish Development Model (PDM) to lift 39% of households out of...
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