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Guinea-Bissau president beefs up his own security, rules out risk of yet another coup

The appointment by the Guinea-Bissau’s president of two new officials responsible for his security — in a country accustomed to coups — are seen by experts and observers in the context of recent coups in Niger and Gabon and other nations in the Francophone Africa Guinea-Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embalo has appointed Generals Tomas Djassi […]

US proclamation on Sahara, a historic turning point and a diplomatic victory for Morocco – Mauritanian figures

The recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara by the United States has prompted many comments and reactions in Mauritania, where several figures have hailed the move as a historic turning point and a historic diplomatic victory for Morocco. The recognition by the US of Morocco’s full sovereignty over the entire Moroccan Sahara region marks […]

Niger: dispute with Benin, rebel attacks force junta to look for alternative oil export routes

Niger is considering routing its oil through neighboring Chad and Cameroon, instead of using a China-backed pipeline running from Niger to Benin’s coast, after protracted diplomatic disputes with the latter and a recent rebel attack that damaged the vital pipeline. The China-backed pipeline, which the junta in Niamey hoped would turn Niger into an oil-exporting […]