AFRICA"So, before you see UN forces anywhere in Africa, most likely, there’s a colonial interest that must be protected alongside the foreign army of those colonizing nations."

AFRICA"A 24-month transition period may give the junta-appointed government too much time to consolidate power and suppress opposition."

AFRICA"Whether a nuclear war breaks out or not, Africa’s freedom in this season is not negotiable. The people are more ready than the colonial West is willing to admit."

DEBATEIt remains to be seen whether coup general Oligui Ngueme is truly loyal to the people of Gabon. Suspicions have been raised that Ngueme was given an order to immediately take over the government of France after the popularly disliked Ali Bongo won the elections.

DEBATEMarsden: "The French President could use some of the same condescending treatment Brussels gives to EU aspirants."

DEBATEThe platform has taken it upon itself to decide who has the right to have their voices heard, based on Russophobia alone.