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For the past three years, Africa has been under an unprecedented wave of coups. The region has witnessed its 7^th coup in Gabon on 30 August 2023. Coups at such a rapid pace in the African region have done great harm to the persistent efforts by the civilian governments in the region to dispel the reputation of Africa as a “coup belt.” Incessant corruption and insecurity in the region are some of the major reasons behind frequent military interventions in the region. Moreover, the failure of civilian institutions also provides the military with an opportunity…

“…if you want peace, you will come to us!”

I am most interested in the ending: When Putin said that “…if you want peace, you will come to us!”  These drives home the message that this conflict, on the part of the West, in spite of the histories as proffered by each side, the Ukraine catastrophe was a planned effort by the West…

The core objective of the U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s latest visit – which is the fifth such visit since October 7 – to the Middle East is to rally support for a ceasefire plan. The previous four visits, also motivated by the same objective, were unable to bring any meaningful change in Israel’s war on Gaza which has so far killed more than 27 thousand people. The reason why previous US efforts and plans have not worked and the reason why this latest bid is unlikely to produce any immediate and meaningful results is the dual game Washington is playing in the crisis…