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A polling station in Ikeja, Lagos in Nigeria in 2015. The new biometric voter accreditation system might be seen as a game-changer / credit: U.S. Embassy in Nigeria

Buhari Warns About Foreign Meddling As Nigeria Heads to Polls to Decide on Next President

African Stream February 24, 2023 African Stream

Nigeria’s president has scolded Western diplomats for their comments about the way the February 25 presidential election is being run, warning against foreign meddling. Countries across Africa are up against Western-backed coup attempts and Western-supported disinformation campaigns. African Stream reports.

Burkina Faso Gives France 1 Month to Leave

African Stream January 25, 2023 African Stream

Burkina Faso has given France one month to pull troops out. France was conducting an anti-terror operation that the people of Burkina Faso deemed a failure. African Stream reports.

Malians protest France / credit: Anadolu Agency

Mali Bans French NGOs, Rejecting ‘Conditional Aid’

African Stream November 28, 2022 African Stream

Mali has banned French NGOs from operating within its borders, reports African Stream.

Egypt’s Repressive Regime Is Enabled by United States and Allies

Peoples Dispatch November 22, 2022 Peoples Dispatch

Rania Khalek of BreakThrough News explains how Egypt acts as a U.S. proxy in Africa and West Asia, and how Israeli and Western backing enables Egypt's government to continue repressive policies domestically.

French military in contact with the population in southern Mali / credit: Wikipedia / TM1972

The Sahel Is Jubilant As Macron Announces Berkane Occupation Ends in Burkina Faso, Mali & Niger

African Stream November 16, 2022 African Stream

People who live in the Sahel, a transitional area in Africa between the Sahara Desert and the savanna that is rich in mineral and fossil-fuel deposits, have rejoiced at French President Emmanuel Macron's announcement that the Berkhane military operation in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger has ended. African Stream reports.

Protest in Mali in January 2022 / credit: twitter/swimming_free

Why Protests Erupted in Mali, With People Demanding France Out and Thanking Russia for Support

Kribsoo Diallo February 10, 2022 Kribsoo Diallo

Mali's popular demonstrations in January may constitute the beginning of a real departure for the French colonialist from West Africa, while Russia's profile in the region rises, writes Kribsoo Diallo.

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