insert_link Africa Gabon: post-coup dialogue has mapped out path to democracy – now military leaders must act By Douglas Yates, American Graduate School in Paris (AGS) At the end of April 2024, a long and peaceful process of national dialogue in Gabon between the military junta, presided over by coup leader General Brice Oligui Nguema, and civil society, represented by 580 civilians, came to an end. The national dialogue followed an August 2023 coup that removed Ali Bongo Ondimba from office and ended […] todayMay 17, 2024 9
insert_link Africa Sudan Armed Forces are on a path to self-destruction – risking state collapse By Harry Verhoeven, Columbia University It is now 10 months since the outbreak of civil war in Sudan in April 2023, pitting the Sudan Armed Forces against the Rapid Support Forces, a powerful paramilitary group. The war, which erupted after relations between the two wings of Sudan’s security apparatus broke down, rapidly spread beyond the capital, Khartoum. More recently, the Sudan Armed Forces have suffered numerous setbacks […] todayFebruary 20, 2024 9
insert_link Entertainment Books: folklore and fantasy combine in Langabi, a supernatural historical epic from Zimbabwe By Gibson Ncube, Stellenbosch University In 2023, award-winning Zimbabwean author Christopher Mlalazi published a new book, Langabi: Season of the Beast. He’s the author of novels like Running with Mother (2012), Dancing with Life: Tales from the Township (2012) and They are Coming (2014). His books grapple with diverse social and political issues in Zimbabwe. As a scholar of African literature, including speculative fiction, I have […] todayFebruary 9, 2024 13
insert_link Africa Niger and Russia are forming military ties: 3 ways this could upset old allies By Olayinka Ajala, Leeds Beckett University In July 2023, Niger’s military took over in a coup just two years after the country’s first transition to civilian power. The coup has brought into sharp focus the role of foreign countries in Niger’s politics. Before the coup, France and the US were the main security allies of Niger. But the coup leaders, led by General Abdourahamane Tchiani, were open about […] todayJanuary 30, 2024 3
insert_link Africa Burkina’s ex-gendarmerie chief kidnapped: sources Burkina Faso's former chief of staff of the gendarmerie who was sacked in October has been abducted from his home by unidentified "armed individuals", sources close to him said on Monday. "They sealed off the neighbourhood, surrounded his home before taking him," a security source close to the ex-police chief told AFP. Lieutenant-Colonel Evrard Somda was taken on Sunday from his home in the capital, Ouagadougou, he added. "We don't […] todayJanuary 15, 2024 9
insert_link Oshiwambo Niger a kuthwa uukwashilyo wo ECOWAS O ECOWAS oya kuthapo uukwashilyo wa Niger sho aaleli yopakwiita ya tindi okushuna omupresitend Mohamed Bazoum koshipundi. Bazoum okuumbwa koshipundi ketanga lyopakwiita mo 26 July. O ECOWAS momushangwa ohela oyati omutumba gongaashingeyi gwaaleli yawo mo Nigeria ogwa talako kutya epangelo lya Bazoum olyuumbwa koshipundi ketanga lyopakwiita. Nuukwashilyo owa kuthwapo sigo elandulathano lyopakotampango lya shunwapo moshilongo. todayDecember 15, 2023 3
insert_link Oshiwambo Enerst Bai Koroma okwiigidhwa omufekelwa moshilongo she Omupresitend omukulu gwa Sierra Leon Enerst Bai Koroma okwiigidhwa omufekelwa momakonakono ngoka geli metifa sha landula onkambadhala yokuumbako epangelo omwedhi gwa piti. Koroma,ngoka a pewa o bail molyokaya okwa kala kohi yondjedhililo yomegumbo. Inspector General of Police William Fayia Sellu ohela owkati Koroma keli mondjedhililo yopolisi. Ta gwedha ko kutya aafekelwa 80 oyeli mondjedhililo,noya kwatelamo aakwiita yeli miilonga naamboka yaali miilonga,aanambelewa yopolisi yeli miilonga naamboka yeli moshipundi shevululuko,aakwashigwana,naanambelewa yoodholongo. […] todayDecember 13, 2023 3
Paying it forward: Kenyan coastal doctor Bashrahil Mohammed Mafudh has made it his life’s work to care for the most vulnerable in his community, at no cost.
