Month: February 2022

[Human Angle] 5 Coups In 3 Years, Democracy Under Threat Across Africa

HumAngle examines the spate of military coups in Africa and how the developments pose severe threats to democracy. By Adejumo Kabir The recent power grabs by the military in African countries may not be unconnected with bad governance perpetrated by heads of civilian governments in the affected countries, making the citizens conflicted between brutal military …

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[Human Angle] The Divided City (1): Kaduna Residents Reminisce Lost Relationships

By Nathaniel Bivan The division along religious lines in Kaduna, Northwest Nigeria, became significant in the early 1990s as a result of the Zangon Kataf crisis, and then deepened after the sharia conflict in 2000 and the Miss World riot in 2002. But today, many residents miss the way life was in the state’s capital …

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[AP] Hunger crisis looms in Nigeria’s ‘food basket’ amid conflict

Across northern Nigeria, at least 13 million are now facing hunger amid a lean season, according to the U.N. World Food Program. The violence has also disrupted the sales of food as roads are too unsafe for farmers to transport crops and marketplaces have been razed by attackers. Rice production has dropped so much that …

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(ESPN) Cameroon players donate AFCON knockout-round bonuses to victims of Olembe Stadium stampede

Players for Cameroon have asked federation president Samuel Eto’o if their bonuses for qualifying to the Africa Cup of Nations knockout stages can be donated to the victims of last Monday’s deadly stampede at the Olembe Stadium. Eight supporters were killed and a further 38 were injured — seven seriously — in a crush outside the stadium’s …

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[Premium Times] 32 kidnap victims rescued in Zamfara

A joint police-military team has rescued 32 people abducted from different areas of Zamfara State. Briefing journalists at the command headquarters in Gusau, Mohammed Shehu, the police spokesperson in Zamfara, said the victims were from Niger, Katsina and Zamfara States. Mr Shehu said the victims were “properly treated and debriefed by the police and handed …

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[Premium Times] Burkina Faso: Military names coup leader as president

Paul-Henri Damiba, leader of the January 24 coup in Burkina Faso, has been named the new head of state of the West African country for a transitional period, Aljazeera reports. The military government also said it has restored the constitution, a week after taking power. The move came shortly after the African Union (AU) suspended …

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[The Africa Report] Mali: Who really is Assimi Goïta, the man who said ‘No’ to France?

This is not the first attack from which the president of the transition has escaped. He already knows that it will not be the last. In a few moments, on 20 July 2021, the assailant was overpowered, and the Malian leader’s personal security team cordoned off the area around the great mosque. “May God give him …

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[BBC] Guinea-Bissau: Many dead after coup attempt, president says

Unidentified heavily armed gunmen attacked the government palace while President Embaló was meeting Prime Minister Nuno Gomes Nabiam inside, according to reports from the ground. A security source who did not want to be identified told the BBC that gunmen in civilian clothes had opened fire and a police officer had been killed. Read more …

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