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US, Royal Moroccan Armed Forces Launch African Lion 26 In Morocco

Global UpfrontApr 29, 2026April 29, 20260

U.S. Africa Command’s largest annual joint exercise, African Lion 26, officially begins today. The exercise is hosted across four nations including Ghana, Morocco, Senegal and

ECOWAS: Bring The Alliance Of Sahel States Back

Global UpfrontApr 29, 2026April 29, 20260

By Hurso Adam Our region, West Africa has never been defined merely by borders drawn on maps. Long before colonial powers partitioned the continent, communities

U.S. AFRICOM To Conduct 3 Multinational Military Exercises Across Africa

Global UpfrontMar 19, 2026March 19, 20260

The U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) will from next month conduct three multinational military exercises involving militaries from across the African continent. The exercises include Exercise

AFCON 2025 Final And The Power Of Protest

Global UpfrontJan 21, 2026January 21, 20260

By Promise Adiele, PhD It happened on 18 January 2026, under the humid atmosphere of a North African evening. The venue was the Prince Moulay

Panenka Penalty Saves African Football

Global UpfrontJan 21, 2026January 21, 20260

By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu Morocco’s leading scorer, Brahim Diaz, stood poised to make history – to score the goal that would end his country’s agonizing

Terrorist ‘Domino Effect’ Threatens West Africa

Global UpfrontDec 18, 2025December 18, 20250

By ADF As Sahel-based terrorist groups continue to look southward to expand their territory, resources, recruitment base and illicit trafficking, officials are urging West Africa’s

The Danger Of ‘Ceremonial’ Coups

Global UpfrontDec 4, 2025December 4, 20251

By Olusegun Adeniyi It is becoming increasingly clear that what unfolded in Guinea-Bissau last week Wednesday was a brazen drama staged by a desperate Presidential

Guinea-Bissau’s Lawless President Embalo Has No Business In Office

Global UpfrontNov 28, 2025November 28, 20250

By Owei Lakemfa The military coup on Wednesday, November 26, 2025 that swept away President Umaro Sissoco Embaló did not come as a surprise. Embalo, a

Ousted Guinea-Bissau President Embalo Arrives Senegal Amid Regional Tensions

Global UpfrontNov 28, 20250

Ousted Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo arrived in Senegal on Thursday on a special flight after West Africa’s ECOWAS chair intervened to secure his transfer,

Mali, Mauritania And Senegal Must Unite Against Cross-border Terrorism

Global UpfrontJul 25, 2025July 25, 20250

Western Mali, bordering Mauritania and Senegal, is increasingly a target for terrorist attacks. Given the strategic importance of this area for the three countries’ economies