At least 30 passengers on a bus in Nigeria’s Sokoto state were burnt to death when gunmen torched it on Tuesday, police and residents said, in yet another reminder of growing insecurity in Africa’s most
Jihadist-hit Niger urges crackdown on Libya arms traffic
President of Niger, Mohamed Bazoum on Monday urged his country’s allies to step up the fight against arms trafficking from Libya, which he said is fueling the Sahel’s jihadist insurgency. Bazoum made this call at
Russia-Africa Relations: ‘Geopolitical Arena With Many Players Operating’ – Interview
As preparations are underway for the second Russia-Africa summit planned for 2022, African leaders, politicians, academic researchers and experts have been discussing several aspects of the current state of Russia-Africa relations. They, most often, compare
Jihadist attacks flow into littoral West Africa
Over the last few days, the West African state of Benin has suffered from two attacks perpetrated by suspected jihadists that have left two Beninese soldiers dead. The strikes are just the latest in a
U.S. condemns militant attack in Mali that killed 31
The United States “strongly condemns” a militant attack on a bus in central Mali that killed at least 31 people and wounded 17, the State Department said on Sunday. Unidentified gunmen on Friday opened fire
Burkina Faso : Nadiagou se vide de ses populations
C’est un silence bruyant autour de Nadiagou, village situé dans l’est, à la frontière du Togo et du Benin, et sous le contrôle de groupes armés. Témoignage. Richard Tiéné, notre correspondant, a rencontré à Ouagadougou
Niger : une centaine de miliciens et soldats tués dans une attaque sur une base du G5 Sahel
Au moins 79 miliciens et 29 soldats ont été tués dans une attaque perpétrée sur une base militaire du G5 Sahel dans l’ouest du Niger, a indiqué dimanche l’armée nigérienne. Des “centaines” d’assaillants armés et
Mali : au moins 30 personnes tuées lors d’une attaque dans la région de Mopti
Trente et une personnes ont été tuées et 17 blessées vendredi 3 décembre dans l’attaque d’un véhicule de transport près de Bandiagara, dans la région de Mopti, dans le centre du Mali. « Des bandits
A Leadership Shakeup in Mozambique Signals a New Approach to Security
Mozambican President Felipe Nyusi created a stir in early November, when he dismissed Defense Minister Jaime Neto and then Interior Minister Amade Miquidade within 24 hours of each other. This shake-up in the country’s security
How ‘Repentant’ Boko Haram Fighters Are Rejoining Terrorist Group Over Failed Promises Of Buhari Government
A former Boko Haram insurgent, Mohammed disclosed this, stressing that education, shelter and employment are main benefits the government offered them to desert the deadly group. Some of the Boko Haram terrorists that surrendered their