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Aug

31

2023

Kalu expresses worry over incessant coups in Africa as Soldiers topple Gabon Govt

Amos Oge Kalu, News, Opinion, PoliticsAfrica, Emeka Kalu, Freedom, Gobon, Politics

The convener of the Global Initiative for Good Governance, GIGG, an advocacy group in support of true democracy and development, Dr Emeka Kalu, has expressed worries over the spate of coup plots that have retaken a foothold on the soil of Africa due to actions and inaction of political leaders who have continued to take the continent back to the stone age as a result of lack of vision and oversized thirst for power. In a statement he issued on Thursday and made available to the press, the vocal politician and US-based businessman said he is worried for Nigeria, especially…

Aug

20

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

PRP warns Tinubu and ECOWAS against intervening militarily in Niger

News, PoliticsAfrica, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, ECOWAS, Niger, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics, Security

President Bola Tinubu and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have been asked by the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) not to declare war on the Niger Republic as a result of the most recent coup there. The party's position was outlined in a statement released on Sunday in Abuja by Alhaji Falalu Bello, the party's national chairman. PRP stated that it was still optimistic that Nigeria and the ECOWAS would engage in constructive negotiation to settle the dispute with the Niger Republic. The party believes that going to war is "not in the interests of Nigeria, Niger, and…

Aug

04

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Niger Republic severes ties with Nigeria and others after coup

News, PoliticsAfrica, Coup, Freedom

Following the failure of the peace negotiations between the representatives sent by the Economic Community of West African States, the military junta in the Niger Republic severed ties with Nigeria, France, and other nations on Friday. The ECOWAS team "arrived in Niamey with the aim of establishing a dialogue with the junta in order to obtain the return to constitutional order," Radio France International reported on Friday. The initial site interactions were favorable. But at night's end, the CNSP spoke through Colonel-Major Amadou Abdramane, the same man who had spoken on July 26 when the troops announced that they had…

Jul

23

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

For Africa, the Western summits are predominantly a letdown.

Business, News, Opinion, SponsoredAfrica, Nigeria, Politics, World News

African public opinion opposes the forums and summits that are hosted by Western nations. The main claim is that they are unnecessary and that Western countries only need them to give the impression of being in dialogue with African leaders to develop mutual cooperation. Various media outlets have reported that African delegations are complaining of a systematic lack of respect on the part of the host countries. The fact that Western countries do not see their African colleagues as equal partners offend Africa’s representatives. Although the US-Africa Leaders' Summit 2022 had extensive media coverage, no significant decisions or agreements that…

Apr

25

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Warring factions in Sudan agree on 3-day ceasefire

Metro, NewsAfrica, America, Politics, Sudan

After Ten days of fighting in Sudan, the United States said warring factions had brokered a three-day ceasefire which would be effected on Tuesday. U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken said in a statement that, “To support a durable end to the fighting, the United States will coordinate with regional and international partners and Sudanese civilian stakeholders to assist in creating a committee to oversee the negotiation, conclusion, and implementation of a permanent cessation of hostilities and humanitarian arrangements in Sudan”. Blinken added that the U.S. will work with Sudanese parties “toward the shared goal of a return to civilian…