Niger’s military government has made a bold move by banning a well-known French aid organization, the Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development (Acted), from working in the country. This decision, announced by Niger’s Interior Ministry on Tuesday, comes as relations with France—its former colonial ruler—continue to deteriorate. Acted, a Paris-based
In her latest report, Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission, has put forward an exciting idea: she wants the European Union (EU) to establish a brand-new intelligence agency to help deal with threats from outside the EU. This proposal has sparked a lot of discussion and
The Scattered Islands are a group of small islands in the western Indian Ocean. Long ago, they were part of Madagascar, but over time, they fell under French control, just like Madagascar itself did for a while. Although Madagascar gained independence in 1960, France kept control of these islands, creating
Tensions are rising in East Africa after Tanzania’s President, Samia Suluhu Hassan, gave a strong response to several Western countries, including the US, UK, and others, who called for an independent investigation into the recent murder of Ali Mohamed Kibao. Kibao, a well-known opposition leader, was found dead in Dar
