Tag: West Africa

Gabon Military Takes Power in Coup

Following Niger, Gabon is the eighth nation in West and Central Africa to suffer its leader’s ouster by a military junta since 2020.

Meloni and Macron at Loggerheads Over Niger Strategy

While happy to support the Western foreign policy agenda on Ukraine and Taiwan, the Meloni administration’s anti-colonial line regarding Africa is now clashing with French strategic interests over how to respond to the Niger crisis.