Chad Demands US Military Withdrawal

Chad has reportedly asked American troops to stop activities at an air base near the capital of N’Djamena Chad has asked US troops to halt activities at an air base near the capital of N’Djamena, the sole place American military presence in the country, several media outlets reported this week, citing letters sent by the…

Russians Advisors Arrive in Niger While the Masses Demand the Immediate Withdrawal of Pentagon Troops

Abayomi Azikiwe On Saturday April 13, thousands of people gathered in Niamey, the capital of the West African state of Niger, demanding the dismantling of the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) operations inside their country. This demonstration represents an ongoing struggle in several former French colonies to end the economic, political, cultural and military ties…

Why Niger Declared US Military Presence in its Territory Illegal

Pavan Kulkarni A Boeing C-17 Globemaster III takes off June 19th, 2021 at Air Base 201 in Niger. By U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jan K. Valle Only months after forcing its former colonizer France to withdraw its troops, Niger, West Africa’s largest country, has said the presence of US troops is…

Igniting Conflict in the Heart of Africa

Judi Rever US Marines wait to be extracted by helicopter during a military exercise in Cap Draa, Morocco, April 16, 2012. Photo courtesy Defense Imagery/Wikimedia Commons. The perils of US empire have driven a spiral of violence in the Sahel Decades of poverty, ethnic strife and state repression cannot explain the recent, dramatic rise in…

U.S. Planning to Establish New Drone Bases in Ghana, Ivory Coast and Benin

Jeremy Kuzmarov U.S. drone base at Agadez, Niger. The Wall Street Journal reported on January 4 that talks were under way as the Biden administration was seeking to establish drone bases at airfields in Ghana, Ivory Coast and Benin following a coup in Niger over the summer that jeopardized the U.S. military position there. Stars and Stripes magazine…

The UK is Prime Contributor to US Military Operations in Africa

Nick Turse British army colonel Hugh Baker embedded with US forces in Djibouti. (Photo: Kristin Savage / USAF) British army intelligence officer based at Djibouti trained dozens of US military analysts UK has played key role in Africom’s operations for over a decade, according to almost 200 pages of documents obtained by Declassified UK Ministry of…

Will the British Army Be Brought to Justice for its Actions in Africa?

Andrei Shelkovnikov A soldier and a Kenyan man employed to play an ‘insurgent’ take part in a simulated military excercise of the British Army Training Unit in Kenya. © TONY KARUMBA / AFP While countries around the world are increasing their military cooperation with Kenya due to its strategic location, the UK’s position is becoming…

Amnesty International Pushes Regime Change in Eritrea with Dubious, Unverifiable Report

Ann Garrison Amnesty’s new report accusing Eritrea’s government of gruesome war crimes relies heavily on anonymous testimony, grainy satellite images, and zero field investigation. It is the latest salvo in the West’s campaign to topple the country’s independent government. Eritrea is a small country with a geostrategically significant coast on the Red Sea. Fiercely independent,…

Niger: Between Threats, Invasion and Self-Interest

Diego Sequera A month and a few days have passed since the coup transition process in the Republic of Niger, against the backdrop of a series of political-military movements in the neighboring countries of the region comprising the Sahel and a large part of West Africa, both, to a large extent, the object of very…

No Respite for France as a ‘New Africa’ Rises

Pepe Escobar Like dominos, African states are one by one falling outside the shackles of neocolonialism. Chad, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, and now Gabon are saying ‘non’ to France’s longtime domination of African financial, political, economic, and security affairs. By adding two new African member-states to its roster, last week’s summit in Johannesburg heralding the…

Niger, West and Central Africa’s Current War against Neo-Colonialism

Minister of Information JR Valrey Leaders of some member nations of the West African regional block known as ECOWAS have also spoken against the coup leaders and threatened invading Niger. As the NATO-Russia war rages on in the Ukraine, the African nation Niger just had a coup d’etat, and overthrew the Western backed president and…

From Chi-Town Bagman to ECOWAS Chairman: Former Money Launderer Leads the Push to Invade Niger

Alexander Rubenstein and Kit Klarenberg Since the overthrow of Niger’s US-friendly government, West African nations of the ECOWAS bloc have threatened an invasion of their neighbor. Before leading the charge for intervention, ECOWAS chair Bola Tinubu spent years laundering millions for heroin dealers in Chicago, and has since been ensnared in numerous corruption scandals. Hours after…

Three Military Governments Will Resist Any Western-Backed Intervention in Niger

Abayomi Azikiwe Burkina Faso And Niger Military Leaders Hold Meeting In Ouagadougou Aug Mali, Burkina Faso and the CNSP based in Niamey have cautioned ECOWAS, France and the United States to refrain from any attempt to reinstall the administration of ousted President Mohamed Bazoum General Abdourahamane Tchiane, the chairman of the ruling military administration in…

Operation Flintlock: US Military Training in Africa Backfires

Kit Klarenberg Protesters wave Nigerien and Russian flags as they gather during a rally in support of Niger’s coup  in Niamey on July 30, 2023. AFP – Getty Images The coup in Niger demonstrates that for all Flintlock’s success in dislodging troublesome governments, the operation is replete with a high – and perhaps constantly growing…

Niger: International Implications of the Military Coup

Yoselina Guevara L. Rally in Niamey, Niger in support of the coup, July 30, 2023. SAM MEDNICK / AP On July 27, 2023, the president of Niger, Mohamed Bazoum, was dismissed by the presidential guard that perpetrated a coup d’état, led by General Omar Tchiani who formed a military junta. In a communiqué, the military…

Niger: The Fourth Country in the Sahel to Experience an Anti-Western Coup

Vijay Prashad, Kambale Musavuli Protesters in Niger hold signs in support of the CNSP and against France The coup in Niger follows coups in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Guinea. Each of these was led by military officers angered by the presence of French and US troops and by economic crises inflicted on their countries At 3…

White House Concerned Over Niger Coup

Abayomi Azikiwe Supporters of Niger’s coup march through the capital waving Russian flags and denouncing France Military leader of the CNSP calls for change in the domestic and foreign policy of the landlocked West African state. A new leader has emerged in the uranium-rich West African state of Niger just two days after the elected…

Fred M’membe: “US Domination is Over. Nations Have the Right to Sovereignty and Security.”

Fred M’membe says his country’s presence at the St. Petersburg gathering is a proof of its right to choose its own friends Zambia is demonstrating its independence by participating in the Russia-Africa Summit in St. Petersburg, the leader of the country’s Socialist Party said on Thursday. Fred M’membe told RT in an exclusive interview that…

Niger: Soldiers Overthrow Western Allied Government

Abayomi Azikiwe President Mohamed Bazoum was reportedly detained as a military grouping declared the suspension of the constitution and the closing of borders. Throughout the day on July 26, members of the presidential guard in Niamey, the capital of the West African state of Niger, were reportedly in the process of seizing control of the…

East Africa Food Insecurity and the Role of AFRICOM

Abayomi Azikiwe East Africa Food Insecurity Map As the White House continues its imperialist militarism in the Horn of Africa and its environs, the war in Ukraine and draconian sanctions against Moscow are hampering the social stability on the continent. On July 19, several media sources reported that airstrikes were carried out against what was…

How the Pentagon Conducted Biological Warfare, Human Experimentation on the World on Behalf of Big Pharma

Briefing by Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, Chief of the Radiation, Chemical and Biological Defense Forces of the Russian Armed Forces, on U.S. biological-military activities in Ukraine and other countries. July 18, 2023 The Russian Ministry of Defense continues to analyze U.S. military-biological activities in Ukraine and other countries. I would like to note that the…