Burkina Faso’s security, economic, and humanitarian conditions continue to deteriorate under the military junta despite a high-volume information campaign. Since seizing power in a military coup in September 2022, Burkina Faso’s ruling junta under Captain

Young Somali refugees targeted by Libyan-based traffickers | ISS Africa
Somali refugees line-up at a registration centre on August 2, 2011 at Dagahaley refugee site within the Dadaab complex to be registered to receive aid after having been displaced from their homes in southern Somalia

Wagner Russian paramilitary group’s troubled legacy in Mali revealed
A new report has cast a harsh light on the Wagner Group’s three years in Mali, showing how the Russian mercenary group was a source of instability rather than a solution to the country’s security

At least seven killed, 71 wounded as Sudan’s RSF paramilitaries shell besieged city
Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) group has launched its fiercest offensive yet on the besieged city of El-Fasher, the last major city in the western Darfur region still under the control of the Sudanese army,

Sudan landslide kills at least 1,000 people, rebel group says
More than 1,000 people have been killed in a landslide in western Sudan, according to a rebel group that controls the area. The landslide on Sunday, which followed heavy rain, destroyed the village of Tarasin

Rising Political Frustration in Zambia
If Hichilema wants to repeat the coalition that delivered him the last election, he should focus less on the funeral arrangements of his predecessor and more on delivering wins to his young and, for the

The rising stakes of foreign investment in Africa | ISS Africa
In the early stages of development, economic growth is largely driven by the contribution of labour. After that, capital and eventually technology increase in relative importance. This happened with the Asian Tigers and China when
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French think tank Sahel Intelligence exposed as Moroccan disinfo
In late June 2025, Moroccan newspapers reported that General Saïd Chengriha, Algeria’s chief of army staff, had ordered the Polisario Front to surrender Iranian drones to the Algerian intelligence services, and redeployed Iranian militias from

Mali : Les jihadistes d’Al-Qaïda prennent le contrôle de Farabougou, une localité stratégique au centre du pays
Des combattants affiliés à Al-Qaïda ont pris le contrôle de la localité de Farabougou, dans le centre du Mali, imposant leur autorité à la population après s’être emparés du camp militaire local. La prise de