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Guinean junta unveils composition of National Transitional Council

Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, head of Guinea’s ruling junta, has named the 81 members of the National Transitional Council (CNT), the transitional legislative body that will decide when civilians return to power. Doctor Danso Kourouma, a civil society activist, was named president of the CNT, according to a decree read out Saturday night on state television. […]

Why ejecting the Polisario from AU is only a matter of time

The days of the Polisario in the African Union are numbered. Reports abound of an imminent resolution demanding the freeze of the membership of the Algeria-backed militia which lacks all attributes of a state. The Polisario was introduced as a full member into the predecessor of the African Union, the Organization of African Unity, in […]

Russia donates fertilizer to Malawi, likely seeking African support on Ukraine

The Russian government will give 260,000 tons of fertilizer to several African countries, including 20,000 tons already donated to Malawi, a step that analysts see as part of Moscow’s effort to win diplomatic support for its war in Ukraine. At a handover ceremony Monday (6 March) at Malawi’s capital, Lilongwe, Russian Ambassador to Malawi Nikolai […]