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Ayodele Fayose, a former governor of Ekiti state, says he is happy with the coup that has taken place in Gabon, a country in Central Africa. On Wednesday, the military power and deposed President Ali Bongo who was…

Gabon’s main opposition group, Alternance 2023, said it was absurd for the military junta to swear in General Brice Oligui Nguema, when what it should do is hand power back to civilians. “We were happy that Ali Bongo…

French President Emmanuel Macroh has boasted that without France’s military operations in the Sahel region, “there would probably no longer be a Mali…Burkina Faso, and I’m not sure there would still be Niger.” Macron…

The Niger junta has barred United Nations agencies and non-governmental organisations from working in areas it described as “military operation zones”. The country’s interior ministry disclosed this on Thursday but failed…

The African Union’s Peace and Security Council said Thursday it had decided to “immediately suspend” Gabon following the military coup this week. The body said on X, formerly Twitter, that it “strongly condemns the…

The military regime in Nige has ordered the police to forcefully evict French ambassador, Ambassador, Sylvain Itte, from the country. The soldiers who ousted Niger’s president Mohamed Bazoum last month had given…

China on Wednesday called for “all sides” in Gabon to guarantee the safety of President Ali Bongo Ondimba after a group of military officers said they were “putting an end to the current regime” in the West African…

A fire that engulfed a five-storey building killed more than 60 people including children in central Johannesburg on Thursday, the South African city’s emergency services said. Another 43 were injured, some suffering…

President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria and chairman of the Authority of the Heads of States and Government of the Economic Community of West African States, has kicked against the coup in Gabon, adding that efforts are on…

Rwanda and Cameroon have carried out some major changes in reaction to the military coup that sacked President Ali Bongo from power in Gabon. The coup which took place on Tuesday night shocked the world and…

The military has announced a coup in Gabon, deposing President Ali Bongo, who was declared winner of Saturday’s election. Bongo, who came to power after his father’s death in 2009, won a third term in an election which…

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In Gabon, the Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions (CTRI) announced that Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, Chief Commander of the…

The military has announced a coup in Gabon, deposing President Ali Bongo, who was declared winner of Saturday’s election. Bongo, who came to power after his father’s death in 2009, won a third term in an election…

Former Nigerian Minister of Aviation Femi Fani-Kayode has said he is not surprised by the military coup in Gabon, and that people should expect more coups in Francophone countries of West and Central Africa. POLITICS…

Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba is under house arrest and one of his sons has been arrested for “treason”, military officers said Wednesday. The announcement came hours after the military officers said they had…

A dozen of Gabonese soldiers appeared on television on Wednesday announcing they were “putting an end to the current regime” and the cancellation of an election that, according to official results, President Ali Bongo…

French President Emmanuel Macron says France will continue to support Mohamed Bazoum, the Niger Republic president who was deposed last month.…

Protests have erupted in Libya after Israel said its foreign minister had met with his Libyan counterpart despite the two countries having no formal diplomatic links. Libyan media reported this on Monday. Prime…

Several international election observer missions and diplomatic missions in Harare have published statements after Zimbabweans cast their votes in the elections…

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has urged a swifter transition from the junta in Niger.…

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has emerged winner in the 2023 presidential election. The electoral commission announced that Mr Mnangagwa won the election to a second term with 52.6 per cent of the total vote…

President Bola Tinubu says war with the Niger Republic is not ideal for his economic reforms in Nigeria. In a…

Niger’s military leadership, which seized power in a coup on July 26, has expelled the Nigerian ambassador, Mohamed Usman, from the country. It also ordered the German Ambassador, Olivier Schnakenberg, to leave…