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Niger is the Fourth Country in the Sahel to Experience an Anti-Western Coup

2Aug

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Niger is the Fourth Country in the Sahel to Experience an Anti-Western Coup

Posted by: John Phoenix Bazoum with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in September 2022. Photograph Source: U.S. Department of State – Public Domain At 3 a.m. on July 26, 2023, the presidential guard detained President Mohamed Bazoum in Niamey, the capital of Niger. Troops, led by Brigadier General Abdourahmane Tchiani closed the country’s borders and declared a curfew. The coup d’état was immediately condemned by the Economic Community of West African States, by the African Union, and by the European Union. Both France and the United States—which have military bases in Niger—said that they were watching the situation closely. A tussle between the Army—which claimed to be pro-Bazoum—and the presidential guard threatened the capital, but it soon fizz...

ECOWAS Activates Standby Force for Potential Niger Intervention

1Aug

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Africa

ECOWAS Activates Standby Force for Potential Niger Intervention

Nigerian President Tinubu said the use of force is a 'last resort'by Dave DeCamp Posted onAugust 10, 2023CategoriesNewsTagsNiger The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Thursday ordered the activation and deployment of a reserve force to “restore constitutional order in the Republic of Niger” while also saying it would seek peaceful means to restore Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum. After the summit, Alassane Ouattara, the president of Côte d’Ivoire (the Ivory Coast), said the West African bloc agreed to launch an intervention “as soon as possible” and said his country would provide a battalion of 850 to 1,100 soldiers. The ECOWAS summit in Nigeria came a few days after the August 6 deadline that the West African bloc gave Niger’s ju...

Victoria Nuland Meets With Niger Junta Leaders

31Jul

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Africa, USA

Victoria Nuland Meets With Niger Junta Leaders

Nuland met with Moussa Salaou Barmou, who has previously received training from the US militaryby Dave DeCamp Posted onAugust 7, 2023CategoriesNewsTagsNiger Acting Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland traveled to Niger’s capital Niamey on Monday and held what she described as “difficult” talks with members of the junta that ousted Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum in a July 26 coup. “Traveled to Niamey to express grave concern at the undemocratic attempts to seize power and urged a return to constitutional order,” Nuland wrote on X, formally known as Twitter. Nuland spoke with reporters on the phone after her talks and said the “conversations were extremely frank and at times quite difficult because, again, we were pushing for a negotiated solution.” ...

29Jul

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Africa

Niger is the Fourth Country in the Sahel to Experience an Anti-Western Coup

BY VIJAY PRASHAD – KAMBALE MUSAVULI Bazoum with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in September 2022. Photograph Source: U.S. Department of State – Public Domain At 3 a.m. on July 26, 2023, the presidential guard detained President Mohamed Bazoum in Niamey, the capital of Niger. Troops, led by Brigadier General Abdourahmane Tchiani closed the country’s borders and declared a curfew. The coup d’état was immediately condemned by the Economic Community of West African States, by the African Union, and by the European Union. Both France and the United States—which have military bases in Niger—said that they were watching the situation closely. A tussle between the Army—which claimed to be pro-Bazoum—and the presidential guard threatened the capital, but ...

28Jul

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Africa, USA

Niger is the Fourth Country in the Sahel to Experience an Anti-Western Coup

BY VIJAY PRASHAD – KAMBALE MUSAVULI Bazoum with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in September 2022. Photograph Source: U.S. Department of State – Public Domain At 3 a.m. on July 26, 2023, the presidential guard detained President Mohamed Bazoum in Niamey, the capital of Niger. Troops, led by Brigadier General Abdourahmane Tchiani closed the country’s borders and declared a curfew. The coup d’état was immediately condemned by the Economic Community of West African States, by the African Union, and by the European Union. Both France and the United States—which have military bases in Niger—said that they were watching the situation closely. A tussle between the Army—which claimed to be pro-Bazoum—and the presidential guard threatened the capital, but ...

The Other War: Struggle and Suffering in Sudan

27Jul

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Africa, Sudan

The Other War: Struggle and Suffering in Sudan

BY PRITI GULATI COX – STAN COX Sudanese refugee camp in Chad. Photograph Source: Henry Wilkins/VOA – Public Domain It’s been devastating, even if no one’s paying attention. Three months of fighting in Sudan between the army and a paramilitary group called the Rapid Support Force (RSF) has left at least 3,000 people dead and wounded at least 6,000 more. Over two million people have been displaced within the country, while another 700,000 have fled to neighboring nations. According to the World Health Organization, two-thirds of the health facilities in Khartoum, the capital, and other combat zones are now out of service, so the numbers of dead and injured are believed to be far higher than recorded, and bodies have been rotting for days in the str...

19Jul

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Africa

Nigeria facing exchange rate turmoil

The African nation has relinquished control of its currency in a bid to boost investment A vendor holds Nigerian naira banknotes in a market in Lagos, Nigeria, February 16, 2023 © AFP / Michele Spatari Nigeria’s decision to merge its multiple currency exchange rates could stabilize the African nation’s battered economy, but could damage entrenched economic interests that depended on the old system to import vital commodities, economics professor Dahiru Balami told RT on Saturday. The Nigerian naira hit a record low of 860 per dollar on the black market late last week, a month after the country’s central bank devalued the currency in a bid to close the gap between the country’s official and unofficial exchange rates. By abandoning its artificially lowered rate,...

African country confirms defense contract with Russian fighters

17Jul

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Africa, Russia

African country confirms defense contract with Russian fighters

Wagner PMC is protecting the president of the Central African Republic, an adviser to its head of state has said FILE PHOTO: An armored personnel carrier is seen driving in the streets of Bangui during the delivery of Russian armored vehicles to the Central African Republic army. © AFP / Camille Laffont The Central African Republic (CAR) has a defense contract with the Wagner private military company, which is helping to enhance the country’s security, Fidele Gouandjika, special minister and presidential adviser, has said. Members of the Russian PMC are training local forces and protecting President Faustin-Archange Touadera, the adviser said in an interview with Al-Arabiya on Saturday. NATO and the West are working to destabilize Africa, but the Central Af...

East African country courts Russian investment

7Jul

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Africa, Russia

East African country courts Russian investment

The power-generation sector offers vast opportunities for Russian companies, the Ethiopian energy minister has suggested © Getty Images / GlobalP Ethiopia is interested in Russian investment and is inviting companies to help expand its power generation, the country’s industry minister Melaku Alebel told RIA news agency on Tuesday. The development of the electricity sector is a priority for the East African country, according to the official. In order to boost its energy sector Ethiopia needs “additional capacity of water, solar and wind energy and we invite Russian investors” to carry out projects in the country, Alebel said on the sidelines of Russia’s major industrial fair INNOPROM. Power distribution is another area open to investors, the m...

Moroccans protest outside Rabat parliament against Nazi’s Jenin attack

4Jul

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Human Rights, Morocco, Palestine Affairs, ZIO-NAZI

Moroccans protest outside Rabat parliament against Nazi’s Jenin attack

Moroccan anti-normalisation activists slammed Moroccan officials for being 'complicit' in Nazi's aggression against Palestinians, while expressing solidarity with the Palestinian resistance. Activists urged Morocco and other Arab states to cut ties with the Nazi entity Dozens of protesters gathered outside the Moroccan Parliament in Rabat on Friday evening to condemn Nazi’s recent assault on Jenin and slam Morocco’s normalisation of ties with the Nazi regime. The rally, organised by the National Action Group for Palestine and Moroccan Initiative for Support and Victory, saw activists chant pro-palestine slogans and wave flags and banners. The event was also supported by the National Labour Union of Morocco (UNMT) and the Democratic Confederation of Labour (CDT). “The M...