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Coups In West Africa Have 5 Things In Common: Knowing What They Are Is Key To Defending Democracy

Global UpfrontJul 7, 2025July 7, 20250

By Salah Ben Hammou August 2025 makes it five years since Malian soldiers ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta in a coup d’état. While the event

A Powerful, Opaque Al-Qaeda Affiliate Is Rampaging Across West Africa

Global UpfrontJun 9, 2025June 9, 20250

In the space of just a few months, the al-Qaeda affiliate has overrun major cities in Burkina Faso and Mali, carried out the deadliest-ever attack

Fulani: New Study Unravels The Genetic History Of Africa’s Largest Pastoralist Community

Global UpfrontApr 11, 2025April 11, 20250

By Carina Schlebusch, Cesar Fortes-Lima & Viktor Černý The Fulani people are Africa’s largest pastoralist group. There are between 25 million and 40 million Fulani

Power Vacuum In West Africa’s Sahel: 3 Ways China Could Fill The Gap As West Exits

Global UpfrontFeb 11, 2025February 11, 20250

By Abdul-Gafar Tobi Oshodi With France fast losing its influence in west Africa’s Sahel region and an unpredictable US president in power, will China fill

Closure Of French Military Bases: Yes, But….

Global UpfrontJan 24, 2025January 24, 20250

Daily Trust Editorial of Friday January 24, 2025 On December 31, 2024, President of Ivory Coast, Alassane Ouattara, announced that French troops would withdraw from

Lessons From Ejection Of France

Global UpfrontDec 10, 2024December 10, 20240

Daily Trust Editorial of Tuesday December 10, 2024 Fuelled by a mix of historical grievances, contemporary dissatisfaction, nationalistic sentiments and new geopolitical politics and players,

A Splinter In The Sahel: Can The Divorce With ECOWAS Be Averted?

Global UpfrontDec 5, 2024December 5, 20240

What is happening? In September 2023, military-led governments in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger established a new defence and security cooperation body, the Alliance of

Military Rule Is On The Rise In Africa – Nothing Good Came From It In The Past

Global UpfrontNov 21, 2024November 21, 20240

By Samuel Fury Childs Daly In the last few years, there has been a spate of military coups in Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, Sudan and

Guinea Court Finds Former Junta Leader Moussa Dadis Camara Guilty in 2009 Stadium Massacre

Global UpfrontAug 1, 2024August 1, 20240

A court in Guinea on Wednesday found former junta leader Moussa Dadis Camara and seven other accused military commanders guilty of crimes against humanity in

Coups All Over The Continent, By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu

Global UpfrontFeb 28, 2024February 28, 20240

Coups and earthquakes! Foreign journalists from America and Britain who covered Africa back in the day never tired on writing headline stories on coups and