The Sahel Seeks Sovereignty
On the heels of popular military coups, how are Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger returning to a path of sovereignty while navigating a legacy of dependency and internal-external security challenges?
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In Africa They Say, ‘France, Get Out!’: The Nineteenth Newsletter (2024)
France has long sought to undermine African sovereignty, from the national liberation struggles of the twentieth century to today. But Africa would not tolerate French dominion then, nor will it now. This newsletter seeks to…
The People of Niger Want to Shatter Resignation: The Thirty-Fourth Newsletter (2023)
From the mid-nineteenth century, most countries of the Africa’s Sahel came under French colonial rule. Today, neocolonial structures maintain French domination in the region. Each time the people of the Sahel have risen, they have…
No Military Intervention against Niger
Military coups in Niger and other Sahel countries represent broad, discarded sections of the population. Now, France and other Western countries are pushing for a military intervention in Niger, however, the people cry ‘La France,…