More than 60 migrants are feared dead after a Spanish fishing vessel rescued a boat off the Atlantic archipelago of Cape Verde that originally had more than 100 people aboard, authorities and migrant advocates said Thursday. Seven bodies were found on the boat and an estimated 56 people were missing at sea and presumed dead, […]
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Wednesday predicted the “certain” failure of the perpetrators of the coup in Niger, believing that it was the “long-term” maintenance of French military forces in the Sahel that provoked anti-French. “The problem is deep and in reality insoluble because it is that of the prolonged presence of our army […]
The Ivorian Ambassador to Ghana, Assielou Felix Tanon, has stressed the need for Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire to take advantage of the current difficult economic circumstances linked to the effects of COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine to foster economic growth for their peoples. He said the two countries needed to forge a sustainable and […]
The United Nations warned Wednesday that the crisis in Niger could significantly worsen food insecurity in the impoverished country, urging humanitarian exemptions to sanctions and border closures to avert catastrophe. The U.N. humanitarian agency OCHA highlighted that even before Niger’s democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum was toppled in a coup late last month, the country […]
The new U.S. ambassador to Niger, Kathleen FitzGibbon, will arrive in Niamey following a coup last month, the State Department said on Wednesday, in a signal of Washington’s continued engagement with the situation. A U.S. official said she is expected to arrive in Niger later this week. The Senate confirmed FitzGibbon, a career foreign service […]
Regional countries are facing a crisis of legitimacy as they run out of options and time to restore democratic rule in Niger after soldiers ousted the president last month, say analysts. Defense chiefs from the West African regional bloc, ECOWAS, are meeting in Ghana on Thursday to discuss Niger’s crisis after a deadline passed for […]
Four months into the war in Sudan, humanitarian leaders are highlighting the devastating impact the brutal conflict has had on millions of people whose lives have been destroyed and whose basic human rights have been violated. In a statement issued Tuesday, the heads of 20 United Nations and international humanitarian organizations called for “an immediate […]
The fourth indictment of former U.S. President Donald Trump and 18 other people for alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election drew a swift response across the political spectrum Tuesday. The Georgia grand jury’s 41-count indictment was announced late Monday as U.S. lawmakers took an annual month-long summer break. Democratic leaders […]
Mali’s military leader, Assimi Goita, revealed on Tuesday that he recently held a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the current situation in Niger. Niger has experienced a coup by a junta, raising concerns in the international community. In a message shared on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter), Goita stated […]
In a rare televised speech Monday, the head of Sudan’s military accused the rival paramilitary force of committing war crimes as all-out civil war threatens to engulf the northeast African country. Sudan was plunged into chaos in April when months of simmering tensions between the military, led by Gen. Abdel Fattah Burhan, and the Rapid […]
