DAKAR, SENEGAL — The United States scrambled on Sunday to assess the future of its counterterrorism operations in the Sahel after Niger's junta said it was ending its yearslong military cooperation with Washington following a visit by top U.S. officials. For the full...
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Somalia Approves Defense Agreement With Turkey – Voice of America
Somalia's executive and legislative branches have approved a crucial 10-year defense and economic cooperation agreement with Turkey, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has announced. For the full article, click here.
Tigray Was Literally Destroyed by the U.S., Says Former Ethiopian Diplomat – Covert Action Magazine
Hassan told an international tribunal on U.S. imperialism that the U.S. government is responsible for the destruction of Tigray, an Ethiopian province, after the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) launched an insurgency in November 2020 against the Ethiopian...
Africa is NOT Poor Because of Colonialism: Here’s Why. – Magatte Wade
How Africans are holding out against the West’s woke neo-colonialism
(LifeSiteNews) — The world needs Africa. It’s a place where Christianity has managed to stay strong amid a world that is increasingly abandoning the Christian name and running towards the insanity that is wokeism, found in gender ideology, abortion, and the like. For...
Gabon Coup: Military Ousts President Ali Bongo Following Election | WSJ News – Wall Street Journal
Tense Atmosphere in Sahel as Neighbors Warn Against Military Intervention in Niger – Voice of America
NAIROBI, KENYA — Military chiefs from the West African bloc ECOWAS are holding talks in Nigeria Wednesday about last week’s coup in Niger. For the full article, click here.
Hungary Agrees to Provide Nuclear Energy Training for Rwanda
During a state visit to Rwanda on Sunday, Hungarian President Katalin Novak signed an agreement allowing Rwandan nuclear energy technicians to receive training from Hungarian universities. For the full article, click here.
A Peter Thiel–Backed Startup City Wants to Be Africa’s Delaware – WIRED
ALONG THE HALF-FINISHED asphalt of the Ibeju Lekki Epe Expressway out of Lagos, flanked by marshland, unmarked farms, and rows of fledgling developments, there is an invisible point after which some of Nigeria’s laws suddenly no longer apply. For the full article,...
US, Chinese, Russian Officials Scramble to Visit Africa – Voices of America
WASHINGTON — Top Chinese, Russian and American officials are scrambling this month to visit African nations and pledge their commitment to the world's fastest-growing continent. For the full article, click here.