Key Takeaways: Nigeria. The United States and Nigeria killed a high-ranking IS leader in northeastern Nigeria, which will likely temporarily degrade IS regional networks and operations coordinated across West Africa. US counterterrorism operations across Africa
Two coalitions of states have taken shape in the Horn of Africa, with extra-regional actors also playing a notable role. The division into opposing blocs is rooted in key questions of the region’s security and
Pourquoi les conflits à l’Est de la République démocratique du Congo (RDC) persistent depuis plus de 30 ans ? Aujourd’hui, la situation reste critique puisque depuis plus d’un an, les combattants du M23 occupent de
Mali’s army carried out overnight airstrikes on the northern town of Kidal, which has been under the control of Tuareg separatists and their jihadist allies since a large-scale offensive last month, the army and witnesses
Boko Haram jihadists have killed 33 fishermen and loggers in two attacks in Nigeria’s restive Borno state in the country’s northeast, two sources told AFP Wednesday. Monday’s attacks killed 27 fishermen in Mafa district and
When Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud denied the end of his term on 15 May, the opposition announced they no longer recognised his legitimacy and warned that Somalia had entered a dangerous phase. Mohamud insisted
Mr Gowon says he made efforts to avert the war by proposing several alternatives to Mr Ojukwu, whom he accused of preferring confrontation to dialogue. Nigeria’s former military Head of State, Yakubu Gowon, has revealed
The agency said insecurity, population movement and operational constraints were complicating surveillance and contact tracing efforts, particularly in eastern DRC, where most cases have been reported. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised concerns over
Au Mali, l’armée malienne et ses partenaires russes de l’Africa Corps ont récemment, et pour la première fois, utilisé des bombes à sous-munitions. Des bombes qui, lorsqu’elles explosent dans les airs, libèrent quantité d’autres petites
Abba, a truck driver who lives on the outskirts of Bamako, recently spent 10 days stranded at a makeshift camp in Kita, a town about 100 miles west of the capital. Like many drivers bringing