Niger’s junta, on Sunday, announced it welcomes the withdrawal of French troops from the West African country by the end of the year. “This is a historic moment that reflects the determination and will of the Nigerien people,” said the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland (CNSP). CNSP is a governing body established […]
The African Union (AU) Commission has suspended Gabon from the bloc until normal constitutional order is restored in the country following the latest military coup. The pan-African bloc announced the suspension in a statement issued late Thursday, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It took the decision to suspend Gabon during its latest meeting on situation in […]
Soldiers in Gabon have taken power and put President Ali Bongo Ondimba under house arrest, canceled presidential election results and dissolved state institutions. In a televised statement, a group of senior Gabonese officers said they seized power after Bongo, the incumbent president, was announced to be re-elected in a contested election. Gabon has thus become […]