Power is sweet and that can be said if the military ruler in Burkina Faso as the military government, which seized power in a 2022 coup announced an extension of its rule for an additional five years. This decision emerged from national consultations held on Saturday."The duration of the transition is fixed at 60 months from July 2, 2024," stated Colonel Moussa Diallo, the chairman of the national dialogue process, following the discussions.Furthermore, Colonel Dial...

Journalists in Burkina Faso are being coerced into military service as punishment for their criticism of the government. Sadibou Marong, the West African director of Reporters Without Borders, has brought attention to this alarming trend.Reporters Without Borders has reported that at least two journalists have been forcibly summoned to join the army, while one managed to evade this fate after a brief stint in military service. This move by the authorities comes on t...

In order to prevent the occurrence of a military coup in the country, Cameroon's 90-year-old President Paul Biya has now made some significant changes in the Ministry of Defence.He has just appointed personnel for the internal and external services of the Ministry.The new structural appointments are just some effort to stop or avert coup planning in the country. It will be noted that the military took over in Gabon yesterday morning, and this is happening less than...