Niger: Coup Military Regime Forms Government
The military regime that emerged from a coup in Niger has formed a government, according to a decree by the country's new strongman, General Abdourahamane Tiani, read out on national television on Wednesday night.
The 21-member government, announced just before a ... Read More
China And Wagner In Africa: Friends or Foes?
Supporters of Niger's junta hold a Russian flag at a protest called to push back against foreign interference in Niamey on Aug. 3, 2023. Niger is the most recent point of potential friction between China and Russia's paramilitary Wagner Group.
China’s ... Read More
Niger Junta Threatens to Kill Ousted President if Neighbors ...
Niger’s junta threatened to kill ousted President Mohamed Bazoum if neighboring countries attempt any military intervention to restore his rule, two Western officials said.
Representatives of the junta reportedly told U.S. Undersecretary of State Victoria Nuland during her visit to the ... Read More
UN Chief Concerned By ‘Deplorable’ Living Condit...
António Guterres – UN Secretary-General
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is very concerned about the reported "deplorable living conditions" of Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum and his family in arbitrary detention, a U.N. spokesperson said in a statement on Wednesday.
"The Secretary-General reiterates his ... Read More
Sudanese Suffer Sexual Violence On ‘Sickening Scale,...
Sexual violence is being committed in Sudan on a "sickening scale," while fighting in the Darfur region is reopening "old wounds of ethnic tension" that could engulf the country, United Nations officials told the Security Council on Wednesday.
"The alarming accounts ... Read More
UN Urges Negotiated Solution For Sudan Conflict
A senior United Nations official for Africa called Wednesday for a negotiated solution to the conflict in Sudan, saying there is no alternative.
"Calls by some to continue the war in order to achieve a military victory will only contribute to ... Read More
World Bank Says No New Funding To Uganda Over Anti-gay Law
The World Bank said it will not consider new loans to Uganda after the East African country earlier this year enacted an anti-gay bill that rights groups and others have condemned.
The World Bank had deployed a team to Uganda after ... Read More
Delta Airlines And Kenya Airways Expand Partnership To Offer...
Delta Air Lines and Kenya Airways PLC are expanding their strategic partnership to include Kenya Airways’ nonstop Nairobi-to-New York service, effective Saturday, August 5.
The expanded partnership also offers customers more travel options within the United States of America and Africa.
This ... Read More
China Has Invested $155b In Infrastructure In Sub-Sahara Afr...
China has invested $155 billion in infrastructure projects in sub-Saharan Africa over the last two decades, according to research.
A Chinese academic, Professor Wang Yiwei, Director of Renmin University of China’s Institute of International Affairs, has urged African leaders to work ... Read More
African Workers Reject Military Intervention In Niger
The African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa) has advised the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to resort to dialogue in resolving the political impasse in Niger.
It said it was imperative that the regional bloc ... Read More