Niger coup: ECOWAS and the looming proxy war, By Yushau A. Shuaib
The latest action by ECOWAS is possibly to checkmate what appears to be an evolving annual ritual, evident in the past three years.
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The latest action by ECOWAS is possibly to checkmate what appears to be an evolving annual ritual, evident in the past three years.
"As far as the Republic of Guinea is concerned, we are pan-African. When our peoples have problems, we're always there, and we'll always be there, as we were for our brothers in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger. We are the only ones who can find solutions to our problems. Our solution is clear:
The first alumina plant on the African continent was built by the French industrial group Pechiney in the late 1950s in Fria, a town 160 kilometres north of the Guinean capital of Conakry. At the (...)
Facing harsh sanctions and military action by the Economic Community of West African States the junta is cracking down on its domestic foes, The political class in Niamey and sundry intelligence sources had been speculating about the possibility of President Mohamed Bazoum's overthrow for months. There had been grumblings in the army ever since he was sworn in on 2 April, 2021.
He said Africa is the theatre of war owing to its resources.