Gregory Mann

May 8, 2024 | africasacountry.com | Carlos Fernandes |Gregory Mann

In a grand ceremony on the morning of February 25, Algerian president Abdelmadjid Tebboune arrived in east Algiers, his motorcade winding through the hilly capital until it came to a halt in front of the Great Mosque of Algiers.

May 2, 2024 | cambridge.org | Gregory Mann

Hostname: page-component-848d4c4894-wg55dTotal loading time: 0Render date: 2024-05-02T08:36:57.878ZHas data issue: falsehasContentIssue false Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 May 2024 Abstract References Keywords West AfricaMaliNigeriaNigerBurkina FasoGhanamilitarygovernancestatepostcolonialdemocracy Type History Matters Information The Journal of African History ,First View , pp.

Mar 8, 2024 | africasacountry.com | Gregory Mann

Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) announced on February 24 that economic sanctions instituted against the Republic of the Niger by the West African economic bloc will now be lifted. The sanctions were imposed following the July 26 coup that arrested Niger’s elected president, Mohamed Bazoum, and transferred power to Presidential Guard commander General Abdourahamane Tchiani, as head of a new military junta.

Jan 7, 2024 | africasacountry.com | Mariana Fonseca |Daniel Eizenga |Gregory Mann |Victor Adetula

The Sahel region is facing a series of crises, and the rest of the world seems unaware. In addition to the ecological dimension, which includes advancing desertification and climate catastrophes, the region is experiencing political instability with successive military coups, notably in Mali (2020 and 2021), Burkina Faso (2022), and Niger (2023).

Sep 13, 2023 | columbusfreepress.com | Gregory Mann

Witness the extraordinary life of Dr. Lonnie Thompson, an explorer who went where no scientist had gone before and transformed our idea of what's possible. Daring to seek Earth’s history contained in glaciers atop the tallest mountains in the world, we see the front lines of climate change, to recover these priceless historical records before they disappear forever.