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The Alliance of Sahel States
In Bamako, Mali, on Sept. 16, the governments of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger created the Alliance of Sahel States (AES). Colonel Assimi Goïta,...
Three Sahelian Interim Military Leaders Sign Security Pact
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have taken an admirable strategic step by signing trilateral security pact in collective efforts to battle extremism and terrorism...
Guterres: Coups only make crises worse
Highlighting the “succession of military coups” unfolding across Africa, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday emphasized the need for durable democratic governance and the...
Niger spiralling into ‘protection crisis’ following takeover
The political crisis in Niger has created uncertainty for scores of vulnerable displaced people, with restrictions on humanitarian operations limiting aid and protection, the...
Instability in the Sahel Flames Terror Attacks in Benin
While many international observers have been focused on the war in Ukraine, Chinese aggression towards Taiwan, the violence in Sudan, or the recent coup...
The second anti-colonial war in Africa
Without a doubt, the armed coup in Niger, and the previous events in Burkina Faso and Mali, as well as the ongoing processes in...
ECOWAS defence chiefs to meet on deployment of standby force to Niger
Defence chiefs of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) meeting in Accra, Ghana, from August 17 to August 18 to finalize plans...
Republic of Niger: ECOWAS Underlines Restoring Constitutional Order Through Peaceful Means
The Republic of Niger is a landlocked West Africa country but well known to be a major uranium producer and has 80% impoverished population....
The Niger crisis and the global threat of war
The impoverished West African state of Niger is the latest flashpoint in the struggle by the imperialist powers for a redivision of the world....
What are West Africa’s options to reverse Niger’s coup?
Several reports on the political developments in the Niger, the latest West African and Sahelian State to experience military coup d'état, the unexpected removal...