Tag: Niger coup
Chinese and South African Presidents co-chaired roundtable alongside BRICS Summit; Observers say Zimbabwe’s elections failed to meet standards; Niger junta proposes three-year transition; Egypt and Ethiopia set to become full members of the BRICS; President of Amhara region resigns
Chinese leader Xi Jinping and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa co-chaired a China-Africa roundtable on Thursday alongside the BRICS Summit…
S.A. opposition parties formed a coalition to defeat ANC in the 2024 elections; ECOWAS ready for military action in Niger; Ugandan President criticises World Bank’s decision to withdraw funding over anti-homosexuality law; Gabon’s opposition parties support a single candidate to challenge President Bongo in presidential election, and others
To end the dominance of the ruling African National Congress (ANC), seven opposition parties in South Africa formed a coalition…
Niger and the Sahel: Are Coups the Last Resort?
It is important for ECOWAS, foreign countries, external actors, and other international bodies to find ways to be diplomatic, as…
Senegal’s interior minister dissolved the opposition party of Sonko; A New Prime Minister in Tunisia; A State of Emergency in Ethiopia’s Amhara region; ECOWAS military leaders agreed on a potential intervention in Niger, and others
This is another Alafarika’s weekly news brief, where we look at some of the top news stories making headlines across…
Niger says it thwarts coup attempt days before presidential transition
The assailants, from a nearby air base, fled after the presidential guard met their attack with heavy shelling and gunfire,…
