Soldiers attempt to overthrow Guinea-Bissau government
…ECOWAS kicks Ngozi James Soldiers have attempted to overthrow the government of Guinea-Bissau, according to regional bloc Ecowas, a week…
ECOWAS delegation and UN meet with Burkina Faso’s new leader
By Africanews Members of ECOWAS and the UN met on Monday with Burkina Faso’s ousted president Roch Marc Christian Kaboré…
EU to blacklist five members of Mali’s junta
By Robin Emmott and John Irish The European Union has agreed to impose travel bans and asset freezes on five members of Mali’s…
France, EU to review military presence in Mali
•This follows after French ambassador is told to leave By rfi France says it will review its military presence in…
Analysis: Military coups in Africa worsen corruption, rights abuses they want to end
By Olanrewaju Oyedeji On the 23rd of January, the media reported a coup in Burkina Faso. The leaders of the coup blamed…
US Supports Healthcare Access In South Africa
Maureen Okpe The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has disclosed plans to support , through grant aid, the South…
Meet Amabua Mohammed, first female adviser for MNJTF
Ngozi James An Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) with the Nigeria Police Force, Mrs Amabua Mohammed, has been appointed Police Adviser…
Surge in militant Islamist violence in the Sahel dominates Africa’s fight against extremists
By Africa Center for Strategic Studies A 70-percent annual increase in violent events linked to militant Islamist groups in the…
Mali: French ambassador kicked out over Russia accusations
By Jeune Afrique After weeks of verbal escalation, Bamako has demanded the departure of the French ambassador, Joël Meyer, within…
A Russia-Ukraine war could ripple across Africa and Asia
•Beware of food price spikes and revolutions if Ukrainian grain deliveries are disrupted. By Alex Smith, a food and agriculture analyst…