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Tinubu’s Rush to Deploy Fighter Jets for the Benin Coup Shows a President More Responsive to France’s Priorities Than His Own Citizens’ Cries
Benin’s government says it has foiled an attempted coup after a group of soldiers briefly seized the national broadcaster early Sunday and announced...
France Signs €410m Lagos Deal In Bid To Regain Influence After Humiliating CSS Expulsion
France’s Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Jean-Noël Barrot, has announced a €410 million deal with the Lagos State Government to enhance water...
France Revives 2023 Claims, Citing Vienna Convention To Secure Release Of French Spy In Mali Coup Plot
As the Sahel steadily moves away from imperial and neocolonial influence, France, backed by its state-owned media outlet France24, has once again resorted...
France’s Factory Shutdowns Signal Deeper Crisis as Africa Reclaims Control of Resources
France’s industrial base is under severe pressure, with increasing factory shutdowns across key sectors. From automotive to steel and agri-processing, closures and layoffs...
Niger Triples Oil Revenue in Four Years, After Cutting Ties with France
Niger has achieved a significant economic milestone as the Ministry of Petroleum announced that oil revenues have tripled over the past four years,...
France’s RFI Seeks Direct Access to Northern Nigeria’s Minds Through Sports ‘Partnership
Radio France Internationale (RFI), a French state-funded radio news network, has embarked on an unprecedented “partnership” with Kano Pillars, a prominent football club...
Like Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, Togo Suspends RFI and France 24 Broadcasts Over “Biased Coverage”
Togo has announced a three-month suspension of broadcasts by French media outlets Radio France Internationale (RFI) and France 24. The decision, confirmed in...
Niger Accuses France, Western Allies of Sabotage and Supporting Terrorism in Sahel
Niger’s President Abdourahmane Tchiani has accused France and its Western Allies of actively working to undermine the sovereignty and stability of Sahel nations,...
The Creation of a Republican Monster by France-Afrique and the Lack of Patriotism in Benin
For the informed observer, it is clear that France did not want to grant, and has not actually granted, independence to any country...
President Tinubu and VP Shettima Leave Official Duties, Depart for France and Senegal
President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima have departed Nigeria on separate international trips, leaving a vacuum in the country’s top leadership....
France to Hand Over Military Base in Cote d’Ivoire on February 20
France is set to transfer control of its only military base in Cote d’Ivoire to the Ivorian government on February 20, according to...
Sahel Ban On RFI, France 24 Cost France Médias Monde 7 Million Viewers
France Medias Monde (FMM), the French public media group that operates RFI and France 24, has lost seven million listeners and viewers in...