All posts tagged: natural resources

Q&A: The Gabon Coup

On 30/8/2023, a group of officers from the army, presidential guard, and security forces in Gabon announced the seizure of power, and placed Gabonese President Ali Bongo under house arrest, hours after the Electoral Commission announced that he had won a third term. It announced the cancellation of elections, the dissolution of state institutions, and […]

A Warning of a Serious Famine in Africa and the Politicization of the Suffering of Women and Children

African Union President, Senegalese President Macky Sall said in statements to Radio France International that Africa will face a very serious famine, if wheat exports from Ukraine to the continent are not resumed. Sall said, during his statements that the famine “may destabilize the continent.” Referring to his meeting last week with Russian President Putin […]