Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 617
As the war enters its 617th day, these are the main developments.Here is the situation on Thursday, November 2, 2023. Fighting Ukraine’s Interior Minister Ihor...
Senegal cracks down on Europe refugee boats: Will others follow?
In posts updated almost daily on social media, Senegal’s navy details how its patrol boat, Walo, reroutes vessels crammed with refugees trying to get to...
Ukraine’s Kuleba promises to ‘free Africa from Russia’s grip’
Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba says Kyiv intends to conduct a diplomatic ‘counteroffensive’ against Russia’s efforts to woo Africa.Kyiv intends to invest significant political capital to...
West African countries suspend key military meeting on Niger coup
West African nations on Friday suspended a key military meeting on the crisis in Niger, a day after saying they would muster a "standby" force...
August 8, 2023 – Russia-Ukraine news
Russian President Vladimir Putin talks at the Grand Kremlin Palace, in Moscow, Russia, on March 21. Contributor/Getty ImagesRussian President Vladimir Putin spoke on the phone...
Niger closes airspace as ECOWAS deadline for coup reversal expires
Niger’s coup leaders have closed the country’s airspace after rejecting an ultimatum from West African states to reinstate deposed President Mohamed Bazoum or risk military...
French neocolonialism will jeopardize Niger’s future
While it is important that the crisis in Niger is resolved indigenously, any military intervention from France should be denounced in the strongest of terms. ...
Analysis: China’s Military Influence in Africa Grows as Russia’s Diminishes
JOHANNESBURG — China’s People’s Liberation Army marked the 96th anniversary of its founding this week with President Xi Jinping overseeing celebrations in China, but the...
France, Italy Evacuate Citizens from Niger
Military chiefs from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) were set to hold talks Wednesday in the Nigerian capital Abuja about last week’s...
No more plundering: Can Africa take control in green mineral rush?
JOHANNESBURG/LAGOS/BRUSSELS – From Zimbabwe's lithium-rich rocks to the Democratic Republic of Congo's cobalt, minerals critical to clean energy technologies are sought by Africa's trading partners...