Army Seizes Power In Guinea 

After hours of gunfire near the presidential palace in Conakry, Guinea’s armed forces took over the country, and arrested president Alpha Condé. An 83 year old Condé is now in custody. A constitutional reform that reset the president’s terms was the catalyst for the military coup. Due to massive falsification, the reforms were adopted, and […]

A New Northern Alliance Against The Taliban Is Forming In Afghanistan’s Panjshir Valley

While the Taliban now controls virtually all of Afghanistan, including the country’s capital, Kabul, one region, the Panjshir Valley, remains outside of the group’s tightening grip. Now, a resistance movement is forming there, led by, among others, Amrullah Saleh, who had been First Vice President of Afghanistan until the collapse of the internationally-recognized government this past weekend, and now claims to be the legitimate leader of the country.