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War: President Zelensky sacks defence minister as conflict enters 19th month

Oleksii Reznikov, Ukrainian defense minister, has been fired by President Volodymyr Zelensky. According to the President, the country needs “new approaches” as the war with Russia enters its 19th month. Zelensky made the announcement on Monday, saying, “I have decided to replace the minister of defense of Ukraine. “Oleksii Reznikov has gone through more than […]

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Thousands Rally In Support Of Military Rulers In Niger, Call For French Ambassador, Forces To Leave Country

Thousands of protesters Saturday gathered outside a French military base in Niger ‘s capital Niamey demanding that its troops leave the West African country. The call comes amid the widespread popular support for the July 26 coup d’etat that ousted President Mohamed Bazoum. However, Paris has refused to recognise the junta. The country new military […]

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Thousands Rally In Support Of Military Rulers In Niger, Call For French Ambassador, Forces To Leave Country

Thousands of protesters Saturday gathered outside a French military base in Niger’s capital Niamey demanding that its troops leave the West African country. The call comes amid the widespread popular support for the July 26 coup d’etat that ousted President Mohamed Bazoum. However, Paris has refused to recognise the junta. The country new military rulers […]

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Gabon’s coup leaders announce ‘immediate’ reopening of borders

Gabon’s coup leaders have announced a re-opening of the country’s borders, three days after soldiers seized power from President Ali Bongo. Speaking on national television on Saturday, the army spokesperson said the reopening of the border is because the junta was “concerned with preserving respect for the rule of law, good relations with our neighbours […]

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Breaking: Military officers claim power in Gabon

A group of senior military officers has gone on national television in Gabon saying they have seized power because elections held over the weekend were not credible. The officers, appearing on Gabon24 in the early hours of Wednesday morning, said they had cancelled the elections, dissolved all state institutions and closed the country’s borders. They […]

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Algeria plans six-month transition to end Niger crisis

Algeria has proposed a six-month transition programme to resolve the crisis in Niger which emanated from the coup on July 26. This was disclosed by Algerian foreign minister, Ahmed Attaf, saying many countries have not supported the planned military intervention against Niger. Attaf said this on Tuesday, following his mediation tours to countries, stating that, […]

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