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1, September 2023
Niger revokes French ambassador’s diplomatic immunity, orders his expulsion 0
Niger’s military junta said it revoked the diplomatic immunity of France’s ambassador and ordered police to expel him from the country, according to a statement. The French foreign ministry has said the junta, which seized power last month, has “no authority” to expel the French ambassador. The mutinous soldiers who ousted Niger’s president more than […]
31, August 2023
Biya regime closes border to Gabon over coup 0
Yaoundé has deployed hundreds of armed soldiers in its 297 km border with Gabon. Cameroon Intelligence Report sources hinted that President Biya directed the Minister Delegate at the presidency in charge of defense Beti Assoumou to order the deployment. Our source added that there are fears in Yaoundé of a Russian-backed group plotting to oust […]
31, August 2023
From Burkina Faso to Niger to Gabon, Western hegemony dying in Africa 0
Berlin Conference of 1884-1885 was undeniably one of the biggest evil summits in modern history. Greedy and racist European colonialists sat down in the German city and divided Africans as if they were sharing bread on a breakfast table. The conference was organized by Otto von Bismarck, the first chancellor of Germany at the request […]
31, August 2023
Battle of the Banks seeks to find the best young bankers in Africa – do you have what it takes? 0
As banks across Africa navigate a challenging economic climate and come to terms with an increasingly digitised continent and the immense opportunity this brings, there’s an opportunity for bankers and banks to battle it out for top honours in the prestigious pan African competition, Battle of the Banks Africa 2023. The winning bank and their […]
31, August 2023
Fall of Ali Bongo: End of strongmen era 0
At the heart of democracy is the premise that the governors are accountable to the governed. Harris Soche defines democracy as the people’s government, where the population is the power holder. With this power, the population defends and protects themselves from the tyranny of those in power. This concept underpins liberal democracies around the world. […]
31, August 2023
Biya reshuffle military positions after Gabon coup 0
As coups continue to spread on the African continent, some leaders are taking proactive steps by reshuffling defense portfolios. On Wednesday, 90-year old President Paul Biya made major changes to the country’s ministry of defense. Among the posts reshuffled were the delegation at the presidency in charge of defense, air force staff, navy, and the […]
30, August 2023
Gabon: Disgraced Ali Bongo abandons French language calls on people to ‘make noise’ in English 0
Gabon’s ex- president called on his citizens to “make noise” after a coup attempt in the Central African country, saying he was speaking from detention in his residence. Ali Bongo Ondimba appeared in a video sat in a chair with a book shelf behind him. It was his first public appearance since soldiers took to […]
30, August 2023
Gabon: Colonel Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema is new strong man 0
The head of the Republican Guards, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, was selected by his peers to lead the transition in Gabon after they took over power on Wednesday, August 30, 2023. Early Wednesday, the military announced that they had taken over power from Ali Bongo Ondimba, citing a degraded social atmosphere that according to them […]
30, August 2023
Gabon: End of the Bongo dynasty? 0
A group of rebellious military officers declared a coup in the central African nation of Gabon, minutes after the results of the presidential election showed that President Ali Bongo had won a third term. Gabonese junta putschists declared their intention on television on Wednesday, saying they have overthrown the government of President Ali Bongo. “We […]
1, September 2023
General Brice Oligui Nguema, the man who destroyed the Bongo dynasty 0
by soter • Africa, Headline News, Politics
General Brice Oligui Nguema, who was named Gabon’s new leader in the hours following a military takeover on Wednesday, served the central African country’s long-time former president Omar Bongo before turning on his son, ousted leader Ali Bongo. General Nguema has been chief of the republican guard, the country’s most powerful army unit, since 2019, […]