Folahanmi Aina

Jan 2, 2024 | foreignpolicy.com | Catherine Osborn |Elisabeth Braw |Sushant Singh |Natia Seskuria |LYNNE O’DONNELL |Matthew Kroenig | +2 more

Earlier this week, Foreign Policy featured 10 conflicts to watch in 2024. Here, we are focusing on those international disputes that have been flying under the radar but could emerge as full-blown conflicts in the next year. Earlier this week, Foreign Policy featured 10 conflicts to watch in 2024. Here, we are focusing on those international disputes that have been flying under the radar but could emerge as full-blown conflicts in the next year.

Oct 24, 2023 | foreignpolicy.com | Folahanmi Aina

Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have announced a new defense pact called the Alliance of Sahel States. The pact commits each country to come to the others’ aid in defense of their territorial integrity both from internal and external aggression. While the ideological linchpin behind this newfound alliance among autocratic rulers on the surface appears to be addressing security concerns, in reality it is mostly directed at France.

Sep 4, 2023 | downtoearth.org.in | Folahanmi Aina

Gabon’s prime minister, Ali Bongo, has become the latest in a string of African leaders to be ousted by a military coup in recent years. Bongo, who had just won a third term in power, was ousted by a junta of senior officers who have named General Brice Oligui Nguema — the former head of the presidential guard and Bongo’s cousin — as the country’s new “interim president”. The coup in Gabon is the eighth in west and central Africa since 2020 and the second — after Niger — in as many months.

Sep 3, 2023 | allafrica.com | Folahanmi Aina

analysisGabon's prime minister, Ali Bongo, has become the latest in a string of African leaders to be ousted by a military coup in recent years. Bongo, who had just won a third term in power, was ousted by a junta of senior officers who have named General Brice Oligui Nguema - the former head of the presidential guard and Bongo's cousin - as the country's new "interim president".

Sep 1, 2023 | tolerance.ca | Folahanmi Aina

By Folahanmi Aina, Associate Fellow, Royal United Services Institute Gabon’s prime minister, Ali Bongo, has become the latest in a string of African leaders to be ousted by a military coup in recent years.