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Warner 02 The leader of junta currently ruling Mali COL Assimi Goita

Military Junta Led Sahelian States Create New Collective Security Organization

By Dianne McIntosh | 01/04/2024 | Comments Off on Military Junta Led Sahelian States Create New Collective Security Organization

The leader of junta currently ruling Mali, COL Assimi Goita, recently tweeted an announcement about the new mutual defense pact…

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Zenn 02 Members of the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Center honor guard

Côte d’Ivoire’s Stance On Military Interventions Prioritize Democratic Principles

By Dianne McIntosh | 01/04/2024 | Comments Off on Côte d’Ivoire’s Stance On Military Interventions Prioritize Democratic Principles

Members of the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Center honor guard stand in formation during a welcoming ceremony for Ivory…

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Warner 01 Tunisians protest in support of Palestine in 2021

North African Wave of Support For Palestinians At Onset Of Israel-Hamas War

By Dianne McIntosh | 01/03/2024 | Comments Off on North African Wave of Support For Palestinians At Onset Of Israel-Hamas War

Tunisians protest in support of Palestine in 2021. Since the Hamas attack on Israel in October, North African civil societies…

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“Axis” of Military Regimes Strengthens in West Africa With Support From Russia

By Dianne McIntosh | 11/09/2023 | Comments Off on “Axis” of Military Regimes Strengthens in West Africa With Support From Russia

“Niger junta leader General Abdourahamane Tchiani announced that his country will allow the military governments of Mali and Burkina Faso to…

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Zenn 02A Benin Niger border crossing

Nigerien Civilians Calm Despite Threat of Conflict With Benin

By Dianne McIntosh | 11/09/2023 | Comments Off on Nigerien Civilians Calm Despite Threat of Conflict With Benin

The Benin-Niger border crossing is set to be closed as per Niger’s fears that Benin might use the crossing to…

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Warner 02 new military junta of Niger has demanded the departure of French troops

Niger Claims France and Other West African States Planning Military Intervention

By Dianne McIntosh | 11/08/2023 | Comments Off on Niger Claims France and Other West African States Planning Military Intervention

The new military junta of Niger has demanded the departure of French troops stationed in the country. It has also…

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Zenn 01 Military vehicles of the BIR in Far Northern Cameroon 2019

Cameroon Requests Nigeria and Chad Prevent Boko Haram Border Attacks

By Dianne McIntosh | 10/03/2023 | Comments Off on Cameroon Requests Nigeria and Chad Prevent Boko Haram Border Attacks

Military vehicles of the BIR in Far Northern Cameroon 2019 “Officials in northern Cameroon have called on neighboring Chad and…

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Warner 04 Mohamed Bazoum the former president of Niger

West African States Split on Potential Intervention in Niger

By Dianne McIntosh | 10/03/2023 | Comments Off on West African States Split on Potential Intervention in Niger

Mohamed Bazoum, the former president of Niger, was deposed by a military junta in July 2023. “Senegal, Benin, Nigeria and…

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Anti-French Sentiment Undergirds Overthrow of Nigerien Government

By Dianne McIntosh | 10/03/2023 | Comments Off on Anti-French Sentiment Undergirds Overthrow of Nigerien Government

Anti-French sentiment has been spreading in francophone Africa and was a prominent discourse in the recent Nigerian military takeover. “Events…

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UN Assesses Core of Islamic State Stagnating, While Some Global Affiliates Thrive

By Dianne McIntosh | 10/03/2023 | Comments Off on UN Assesses Core of Islamic State Stagnating, While Some Global Affiliates Thrive

Flag of the Islamic State. “Despite significant attrition of the Da’esh leadership and a reduction in activity in the core…

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