West African leaders have threatened Niger’s junta with military action after it seized power in a coup last week. The leaders gave the junta seven days...
General Abdourahamane Tchiani has shown no signs of abandoning power, despite threats of penalties. The African Union has given Niger’s military junta 15 days to disband...
Tchiani, 59, has avoided the spotlight despite a remarkable military career that saw him command the elite 700-member unit from 2011 to the present. General Abdourahamane...
The meeting in St. Petersburg appeared to be covered using cherry-picked talking points. In their coverage of the Russia-Africa summit this week in St. Petersburg, British...
The Congolese army claims it repulsed an attack on Thursday by Kigali soldiers who crossed into the eastern province of North Kivu. The Rwandan government has...
According to the prosecution, Ousmane Sonko was detained after an incident with a police officer. The public prosecutor’s office reported that Senegalese opposition lawmaker Ousmane Sonko...
The chief of the presidential guard, Abdourahamane Tchiani, has been named president of the newly established military council. General Abdourahamane Tiani, the head of Niger’s presidential...
Bazoum and his family have been confined to their apartment in the presidential palace, which is located within the Guard’s military barracks, since Wednesday. The French...
The 2nd Russia-Africa Economic and Humanitarian Summit began on Thursday in St. Petersburg, with Russia looking to broaden its long-term development partnership with Nigeria, Africa. According...
According to Russian President Vladimir Putin, Africa is set to reclaim its proper role in the global economic network. Putin made the remarks during a trilateral...