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By: Robert Patrick Fati Gakwerere In Burkina Faso, was a coup attempt foiled? This is what the government said this Wednesday evening, September 27, in a press release read on national television. This Thursday, the military prosecutor’s office said it had opened “a detailed investigation on the basis of credible …

In a statement issued on Monday, Burkina Faso’s military junta announced the suspension of the French news magazine Jeune Afrique for publishing what it deemed to be “false” articles. These articles had reported on tensions and dissatisfaction within the country’s armed forces. Jeune Afrique’s suspension marks the latest escalation in …

President Emmanuel Macron announced this 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 significant and a blow to France’s policy in Africa, after French troops pulled out …

By: Robert Patrick Fati Gakwerere President Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi asked the UN Security Council on Wednesday September 20 to sanction those responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity as well as serious violations of human rights in the DRC. He made the request in his speech at the 78th UN General …

The governments of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have agreed to set up a military defence alliance. The three countries said the new Alliance of Sahel States/Alliance des États du Sahel (AES) was committed to combating terrorism and organised crime in the region. A charter was signed in the capital …

The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) has said that the United States government is considering whether to assassinate the leaders of the new military administration in Niger Republic, who seized power in late July. According to RT report, the White House is “not satisfied” with events in the former French …

By: Robert Patrick Fati Gakwerere Seventeen soldiers and 36 volunteer fighters were killed in violent clashes with militants in northern Burkina Faso, the army said Tuesday, the worst attack in decades. Burkina Faso has been battling armed groups, some linked to al-Qaeda and Islamic State, in its desert north since …

By: Reuters Televised announcement comes after electoral authorities said presidential incumbent had won third term in office A group of senior Gabonese military officers have appeared on national television declaring they have seized power, claiming the recent general election lacks credibility and saying they represent all Gabon’s security and defence …

By: Robert Patrick Fati Gakwerere The President of Burundi, Evariste Ndayishimiye, begins a working visit in the Democratic Republic of Congo, as tensions in the Greatlakes region remains high. This Sunday, 27th August 2023, the international airport of N’djili came alive with the arrival of Burundian President, Evariste Ndayishimiye, who …

By: Robert Patrick Fati Gakwerere A senior Rwanda Defense Force (RDF) official was also sanctioned by the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). This is Brigadier General Andrew Nyamvumba. According to OFAC, troops under the command of this Rwandan army official invaded Congolese soil in 2022 to support the …