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After many years of colonialism by the French, the English, the Portuguese and the Belgians many African countries gained independence in a blaze of glory |

Often, the stated aims and promises of the plotters are never fulfilled. Only a handful of coups have been in the service of the people.

When news broke that soldiers had mutinied in Burkina Faso, it was hardly surprising. Burkina Faso’s history has been plagued by both army mutinies and military coups d’état. Earlier this year an attempt was foiled. Even then it was clear that it was possibly only a matter of time before another was made.

Today is the 13th day of 2022. There are 352 days left in the year.

Today is the 13th day of 2022. There are 352 days left in the year.

Nations

It has been a bad week for West Africa with the third coup in five months. It started in Chad, then Mali and now Guinea. Maybe the most ominous sign of the week is the announcement by Gambian President Adama Barrow that he has formed an alliance with the expelled…

Les artistes concarnois Michel et Juliette Costiou ont accueilli, durant quelques jours, un jeune étudiant de 20 ans, John Olympio. Un nom de famille qui n’évoque peut-être pas grand-chose en...

Having been ridden roughshod upon in 1984 and torn off power like you do a sodden rag by Ibrahim Babangida and his coupist colleagues, Buhari apparently wanted to come back to power. Thrice when he was denied, he wept like a melancholic baby. Those who believed in him thought the tears were shed for Nigeria’s loss of his kind of leadership. Six years down the lane after he became president, the narration has assumed a teary dimension. The twine that binds Nigeria’s three dominant but fissipa...

Dans une interview accordée au confrère « Le Changement », le président national du Parti des Travailleurs, Claude Améganvi revient sur la situation sociopolitique du pays. L’opposant radical au régime en place, décline la doctrine de son parti et la philosophie qui la sous-tend avant de se prononcer sur les épineux sujets d’actualité. Claude Améganvi assimile la CNAP à un véritable basculement de société qui a été consommé, une liquidation très avancée des conquêtes dé...