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What caused the coup in Niger? An expert outlines three driving factors

At an emergency meeting in Abuja, Nigeria, on 30 July, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) demanded the “immediate release and reinstatement” of Niger’s elected president, Mohamed Bazoum. He had been held by the military since 19 July.

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African Union gives 15-day ultimatum to Niger junta to end regime but soldiers seek continuity

The African Union has asked the junta that overthrew the democratically elected government of Niger to return to barracks within 15 days just as the soldiers, facing growing international pressure, met with senior civil servants to discuss how to run the West African country

The Independent UK

‘Last bastion of democracy in the Sahel’: Uncertainty in Niger prompts concern among allies

The situation in Niger remained fluid on Thursday, a day after members of the presidential guard detained President Mohamed Bazoum at the presidential palace in Niamey. FRANCE 24 spoke with Danielle Resnick, a political scientist specialising in sub-Saharan Africa at the Brookings Institution, about how a military coup could affect…

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Israel And Ivory Coast Sign Framework Agreement On Agriculture, Water, And Technology

Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen leads business delegation to strengthen ties and counter terrorism in West Africa.

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African leaders condemn coup attempt against Niger’s president after his home is surrounded

Governing bodies in Africa have condemned what they characterized as a coup attempt against Niger’s president

The Independent UK

African Union, ECOWAS condemn ‘attempted coup d'état’ in Niger

The African Union and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Wednesday condemned an “attempted coup d'état" in Niger and called for President Mohamed Bazoum to be liberated amid reports that members of the presidential guard were holding him inside his palace. The EU's foreign policy chief said…

France 24

Israeli Foreign Minister Strengthens Ties With Ghana In Bid For African Union Influence

Eli Cohen meets Ghanaian President and Foreign Minister to deepen cooperation and bolster Israel's international standing.

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Overwhelming response to PM's proposal of making African Union permanent member of G-20: Amitabh Kant

Last month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote to the leaders of the world’s 20 largest economies pitching for giving the African Union full membership of the grouping at its upcoming summit in New Delhi in September.

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Zimbabwean migrants: South Africa's anti-immigrant sentiments are hindering policy reform

The South African Minister of Home Affairs, Aaron Motsoaledi, recently lost a court case that anyone could have anticipated was unwinnable. He probably expected to lose it too. He lost it on humanitarian and technical grounds. It prevents him from terminating the South African government’s concession to refugees from neighbouring…

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African Union: climate action offers organisation unique chance for revival

Much has been written about the decision by certain African countries to send out a peace mission to Ukraine in May. Reporters, however, failed at the time to pick up on one notable point: that the initiative was not taken within the framework of the African Union (AU). This is…

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Israeli Foreign Minister Visits Kenya For African Union Meeting

Eli Cohen seeks to strengthen ties and address recent diplomatic incident at the African Union

Zenger

Analysis | India stakes its G20 legacy on Global South imprint

G20 negotiators led by Indian Sherpa Amitabh Kant continue discussions on draft “Leader’s Declaration” for Summit in Sept. India pushing for AU membership to expand Global South's imprint in G20, diverting attention from Ukraine war. G-7 countries adamant to include war in Ukraine in G20 document, while Russia and China…

The Hindu

Kiswahili: how a standard version of the east African language was formed – and spread across the world

Kiswahili originated in east Africa, spreading around the continent and the globe. It’s been adopted as a working language at the African Union and there’s a push for it to become Africa’s lingua franca or common language. Morgan J. Robinson is a historian of east Africa with a research focus…

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President Macky Sall rules out third-term re-election bid, spelling relief for tense Senegal

President Macky Sall’s decision not to seek a third term as Senegal’s head of state has thrown open the country’s presidential election, ending widespread speculation over his political future that helped fuel deadly protests last month.

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Africa needs its own credit rating agency: here’s how it could work

The credit rating industry in Africa is dominated by the three international agencies: Moody’s, SP and Fitch. Together they control an estimated 95% of the credit rating business globally.

The Independent UK

Modi pushes for African Union to be admitted as permanent member of G20

An official says the move is aimed at enhancing Africa’s voice ‘on the international stage and in shaping the future of our shared world’

The Hindu

Months after President Biden, PM Modi calls for G-20 membership for African Union

In January, India hosted the Voice of the Global South Summit with an aim to highlight the problems and challenges facing developing countries.

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Kenya’s opposition wants to split up the country – but secession calls seldom succeed

Kenya’s opposition politicians recently called for secession – which is the withdrawal of territory and sovereignty from part of an existing state to create a new state. Led by Raila Odinga, who received 48.8% of the presidential vote in Kenya’s 2022 election, the politicians want the country split into two…

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Musicians launch drive for more funding for arts in Africa

Performers from Ghana, Ethiopia and Tanzania have helped launch a five-year project to try to secure more funding for arts and culture, aiming to persuade African governments to allocate at least 1% of their budgets.

France 24

Genocide in Rwanda: Top suspect Kayishema arrested in South Africa

In tonight's edition: Fulgence Kayishema, a former police officer who is suspected of orchestrating the murder of thousands at a church massacre in 1994 in Rwanda, is arrested in a South African vineyard. Also, May 25 marks both the 60th anniversary of the African Union and Africa Day, a double…

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Disbelief in Kenya over alleged Chinese cyberattack on gov’t data

A report on infiltration of gov’t networks by Kenya’s largest creditor has Kenyans asking how secure their systems are.

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Africa is getting renewed attention from Washington — and some African states are courting African Americans

Recent allegations by the U.S. ambassador to South Africa that the African nation gave ammunition and weapons to Russia in December 2022, amid Russia’s war on Ukraine, illustrate the complexity of U.S.-Africa relations.

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Africa's Russia-Ukraine peace mission: what can it achieve?

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to lead an initiative of six African heads of state to explore an end to the year-long Russia-Ukraine war. The announcement followed his phone calls with both Russian president Vladimir Putin and Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky. The mission is expected to take place…

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60 years of African unity: what's failed and what's succeeded

Africa Day this year marks 60 years since the founding of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU). The anniversary begs the question: How much of the vision of the OAU’s founding fathers has been realised 60 years on? What would not be there but for the efforts of the organisation…

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Sudan's peace mediation should be led by the African Union: 3 reasons why

Questions about who mediates in a conflict – and when – are crucial. Mediation is about trust, an awareness of regional realities and insights into complex politics. It should happen before conflict reaches a mutually damaging stalemate. This spares lives and political disintegration of the kind seen in Libya and…

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