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West African military leaders sign Liptako-Gourma Charter
International News

Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso Sign Military Pact

September 24, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Since the July 26 seizure of power by the National Council for the Safeguarding of the Homeland (CNSP) in Niger, threats of direct military intervention have been pervasive from France and the […]
Supporters of coup march in Niger’s capital
International News

All Africans Should Condemn the Call for an ECOWAS-led Military Invasion of Niger

August 20, 2023 fwstaff
By Black Alliance for Peace The Africa Team of the Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) and the U.S. Out of Africa Network (USOAN) condemn the threats of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) […]
Niger headquarters of Bazoum's party torched after coup
International News

White House Concerned over Niger Coup

August 3, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe A new leader has emerged in the uranium-rich West African state of Niger just two days after the elected head-of-state, President Mohamed Bazoum, was toppled by his special forces. The presidential guard […]
Niger demonstration against the coup
International News

Niger Soldiers Overthrow Western Allied Government

August 3, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Throughout the day on July 26, members of the presidential guard in Niamey, the capital of the West African state of Niger, were reportedly in the process of seizing control of the […]
East Africa food insecurity map
International News

East Africa Food Insecurity and the Role of AFRICOM

July 29, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe On July 19, several media sources reported that airstrikes were carried out against what was claimed to be bases of the Islamist group fighting the central government in the Horn of Africa […]
International News

African Unity and the New Cold War

June 2, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Note: These remarks were made by the author at the Pan-Afrikan Society Community Forum (PASCF) Afrikan Liberation Day webinar held on Sat. May 27, 2023. The event was hosted by PASCF organizers […]
African Union logo in Ethiopian Herald
International News

African Union Summit Addresses Continental and Global Issues

February 12, 2022 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed of the Democratic Federal Republic of Ethiopia welcomed presidents, ministers and other delegates to the first African Union (AU) Summit held since the advent of COVID-19 in […]
ECOWAS delegation to Guinea on Sept. 17, 2021
International News

Guinea Coup Leader Rejects ECOWAS Initiatives

October 2, 2021 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe A delegation of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), a 15-member regional organization, visited the Guinean capital of Conakry on September 17 in a bid to have the leaders of […]
Guinea coup leader Col. Mamady Doumboya
International News

Guinea Coup Deepens Crisis of Governance in West Africa

September 15, 2021 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Members of the Special Forces in the West African state of Guinea-Conakry seized power from the government of President Alpha Conde, 83, on September 5. There were reports of heavy gunfire surrounding […]
Ghana-Guinea-Mali Union of 1960 with Nkrumah, Toure and Keita
International News

Malian Whirlwinds: AFRICOM and the Military Presidency

June 28, 2021 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe In the aftermath of a second military coup within nine months in the West African state of Mali both the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the African Union (AU) […]