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FRANCE is a problem. In Africa, it is a man-child fighting hard to retain its feeding bottle. The United Kingdom-based Socialist Labour organised a virtual conference of Africans to discuss this and the current crises in Africa, with an emphasis on the Francophone countries. Co-ordinator Tokunbo Oke, in commenting on the theme, “The Niger Coup: |

France is the devil, and all the unrest taking place is because of France. Ask me why? African Countries Still Pay Over $500 Billion as Colonial Tax to France Each Year When Sekou Toure of Guinea Conakry triggered the abandonment of France (Independence), the French government ordered home three thousand…

The best interest of the African people is to push France out of the continent and collectively build a united Africa.

What does the resurgence of military coups in Africa tell us about the fate of liberal democracy in the continent?

Military coups became the norm in several African countries shortly after independence until the 1990s when the current ‘wave’ of democracy began. The

The United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres recently raised deep concerns over what he described as an “epidemic” of coups in Africa.

There is trepidation in high places because of the gale of coups sweeping through some countries, especially in West Africa. The only guarantee against a

Africa is blessed with the right population mix for great transformation. However, its leaders are neither prepared for current challenges.

The clamour for coups among citizens is rising Wikimedia CommonsOn the night of 13 January 1963, Togo’s President Sylvanus Olympio was shot dead by rebels in the first military coup staged in Africa. A long list, as shown below, was to come. From the 1960s to the end of the millennium, there were an average of four military coups a year on the continent. By the end of the 1990s this phenomenon seemed to have faded away. But since August 2020 six African nations have suffered seven coups o...

Why the reasons matter.