Tag: Glezs
Glez’s view of the coup in Niger
The army seizes power in Niamey. Officers announce the dismissal of President Mohamed Bazoum and the suspension of institutions. Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea… Niger is the 4th country in West…
Glez’s view of the withdrawal of Minusma from Mali
Mali is demanding the withdrawal of Minusma, the blue helmet force deployed since 2013. Bamako has never found the path to good collaboration with the UN mission and accuses it…
Glez’s view of Laurent Gbagbo’s removal from the electoral lists
In Côte d’Ivoire, Laurent Gbagbo refuses his removal from the electoral rolls because of a 20-year prison sentence in 2018. The former president and his party reject the decision of…
Glez’s take on the social media shutdown in West Africa
Faced with the challenge, the governments of several West African countries have recently suspended access to social networks. The press, opposition groups and NGOs denounce an attack on freedom of…
Glez’s view of the sentencing of Senegalese opponent Ousmane Sonko
DESIGN The opponent, a radical adversary of President Macky Sall, was sentenced for “youth corruption”. A judgment that compromises his chances of running for president in February 2024. Part of…
Glez’s view of the UN report on the Moura massacre in Mali
The UN estimates that at least 500 people including many civilians were executed by the Malian army and “foreign fighters” (Wagner’s Russian militiamen according to many countries) in March 2022…
Glez’s view of the return of the skirmishers to Senegal
Nine Senegalese skirmishers have just returned to their country. Veterans of the French army, they had to reside in France for a large part of the year to collect their…
Glez’s view of political maneuvers in Senegal
Ten months before the presidential election, former Prime Minister Idrissa Seck declares himself a candidate and breaks his alliance with President Macky Sall. After Ousmane Sonko and Aminata Touré, the…
Glez’s take on Donald Trump’s legal troubles
The former American president is being prosecuted by the courts of his country for financial offenses during his electoral campaign in 2016. He pleads not guilty and denounces an “insult”.…
Glez’s view of the “new model of partnership” with Africa advocated by Macron
DESIGN Emmanuel Macron presented, on Monday, the orientations of France’s new African policy. The president spoke of a “new model of partnership” involving a “rise in power” of Africans. Humility,…