Virtual Academic Program August 3–25, 2021 Program Objectives: Session 1 | August 3, 2021Africa’s Cyber Threat Landscape Presented by: Section Objectives: Discussion Questions: Recommended Reading: Recommended Videos: Session 2 | August 10, 2021Key Elements of
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Truck drivers’ strike over attacks in South Sudan enters second week
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Sudan, Chad agree to boost security, fight cross-border terror threats
The Chairman of the Chadian Transitional Military council Mohammed Idriss Derby Monday visited Sudan in a bid to solicit regional support in rebuilding the north-central Africa African state. The Sudan Sovereignty Council President Abdulfettah al-Burhan
Tanzania’s opposition leader arrives in court under tight security
The leader of Tanzania’s main opposition party appeared in the country’s high court on Tuesday to face terrorism charges in a case described by his party as a politically-motivated move to crush dissent. Chadema party
Surge in jihadist violence against civilians in Mali: UN
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Unrest and climate change are creating an agonizing feedback loop that punishes some of the world’s most vulnerable people. Parts of Afghanistan have warmed twice as much as the global average. Spring rains have declined,