August 11, 2023
Africa: Ousted Niger President Held in 'Poor Conditions,' Warns AU
The African Union has expressed its concern for the health of President Mohamed Bazoum and called for his "immediate" release. The bloc also said it backed the West African ECOWAS… Read more »
August 08, 2023
West Africa: Niger Junta Digs in As Ecowas Ponders Next Step
The regional bloc is scrambling to meet this Thursday to discuss Niger after the coup leaders ignored calls to reinstate President Mohammed Bazoum. Analysts say there is still room… Read more »
August 04, 2023
Niger: How Ordinary People Pay the Price of Niger Coup
Just over a week after Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum was ousted in a coup, prices are rising in the impoverished Sahel nation. Read more »
West Africa: Regional Army Chiefs Finalize Plan to Intervene in Niger
West African military chiefs say they have drawn up plans to put down the coup in Niger. Regional leaders are still hoping to find a diplomatic solution. Read more »
August 03, 2023
Niger: Biden Calls for Ousted President Bazoum's Release
US President Biden has called for the immediate release of Niger's ousted President Mohamed Bazoum. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken also said the US was committed to restoring… Read more »
August 04, 2023
Niger: Junta Scraps Military Pacts With France
As it seeks to consolidate power following a recent coup, Niger's junta has said it will revoke various military cooperation agreements with France that were made under ousted… Read more »
August 03, 2023
Sudan: Sudan Paramilitary to Blame for Most Atrocities - Amnesty
The human rights watchdog said it was able to document sexual assault on girls as young as 12. The conflict between the armed forces and the RSF has been ongoing since mid-April… Read more »
August 01, 2023
West Africa: Niger Coup - Burkina Faso, Mali Warn Against Intervention
Following the coup in Niger, neighboring Burkina Faso and Mali, both run by military juntas, have issued a stern warning to ECOWAS against using force to reinstate President… Read more »
Niger: Niger Coup - German Nationals Urged to Join French Evacuation
The French embassy has said evacuation plans are underway to airlift citizens as well as German nationals from Niger amid ongoing unrest following last week's coup. Read more »
August 03, 2023
Niger: U.S. Evacuates Some Staff From Embassy
The US embassy in Niamey will provide limited emergency services after a military coup in the West AFrican country. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the US was committed… Read more »
July 31, 2023
Niger: Germany Suspends Cooperation With Niger After Coup
Germany has said it is putting financial and development aid to Niger on hold following last week's coup. However, officials added that evacuation of German citizens or soldiers is… Read more »
August 02, 2023
West Africa: Niger Neighbors - Military Intervention Is Our 'Last Resort'
Representatives from the ECOWAS bloc have gone to Niger to open negotiations with the military junta. At the same time, defense ministers said that while military intervention was… Read more »
August 01, 2023
Niger: Niger Coup - France Says Evacuation Flights Underway
France began evacuating hundreds of French and European citizens from Niger amid ongoing unrest following last week's coup. Read more »
July 29, 2023
Niger: What Are the Niger Coup Leaders' Intentions?
After two days of uncertainty, the leaders of the coup have chosen General Omar Tchiani to be Niger's new strongman. However, their plans for the country remain unclear. Read more »
Niger: Europe Rejects Coup Leaders, Cuts Aid
The European Union said it was suspending all aid to Niger with immediate effect after General Abdourahamane Tchiani declared himself the leader of the country in a coup. The bloc… Read more »
July 28, 2023
Niger: Niger Coup Not 'Final,' Says France As Army Backs Putsch
The situation in Niger remains tense after the army chief threw his support behind the coup attempt. Niger's Interior Ministry has also banned protests amid unrest and vandalism in… Read more »
July 26, 2023
Niger: Niger Military Backs Call to Remove President Bazoum
A group of soldiers in Niger said that President Mohamed Bazoum has been removed from power. Niger's army command has publicly backed the coup and railed against foreign military… Read more »
July 23, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Soldier Opens Fire At Son's Funeral
The soldier killed over a dozen civilians after learning his son had been buried in his absence, according to DRC military and a local official. Most of the victims are children. Read more »
July 19, 2023
Central African Republic: Wagner Forces Return to CAR Before Referendum
The Central African Republic is confident that its July 30 referendum will go ahead. Russia's Wagner mercenaries have been contracted to provide security. Analysts consider this an… Read more »
July 03, 2023
Sudan: Army Echoes Top General's Call for Volunteers As Paramilitary Force Holds On
It is unclear if the Sudanese army's call for fighting volunteers is a forced conscription. Meanwhile, fighting between the army and the paramilitary RSF has persisted in the… Read more »
June 30, 2023
Africa: Wagner Group in Africa - What's Its Future After the Mutiny?
Russia's presence in Africa heavily depends on the Wagner Group, headed by Yevgeny Prighozin. But now there is uncertainty about the private military company's role after its… Read more »
June 15, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: What One More Massacre in DR Congo Says About MONUSCO
The end of the UN peacekeeping mission to the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is being heralded. But the massacre at a camp for displaced people on Sunday points to failures,… Read more »
June 17, 2023
Sudan: Sudan - 17 Killed in Khartoum Airstrikes
Though it is unclear which side was behind the attack, five children were among those killed by airstrikes in Sudan. Meanwhile, medics in Chad have complained of the "overwhelming"… Read more »
June 16, 2023
Mali: Mali Orders UN Peacekeeping Mission to Leave
Mali's foreign minister has accused the UN mission of failing to respond to security challenges. The peacekeeping mission was established in 2013 to stabilize the country amid a… Read more »
June 17, 2023
Uganda: Dozens Dead in Attack On School
Police in Uganda said 25 people were killed when the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) attacked a school in the nation's west. Read more »