The debate continues in Lebanon over Hizbullah’s involvement in the war between Israel and Hamas, which broke out in the aftermath of Hamas October 7 terror attack in southern Israel. On March 17, 2024, Lebanese
Sudan’s Year Zero Continues
The ordinary Westerner might be confused given the obsessive coverage first on the conflict in Ukraine and then on the war in Gaza, but the worst humanitarian crisis in the world today is in Sudan.
Security agencies destroy criminal camps, defuse bombs – Official
Like in other states in the South-east, police facilities in Anambra State have been targets of attacks by gunmen operating in the state. Security agencies have destroyed several criminal camps of suspected terrorists attacking police
Une monnaie commune au Sahel : derrière la logique politique, un risque économique
Le Burkina Faso, le Mali et le Niger ont signé en septembre 2023 la Charte créant l’Alliance des États du Sahel (AES). Ces trois pays ont annoncé leur retrait de la Communauté économique des États
Nigerian Army troops destroy terrorists’ den, kill one in Zamfara
The army said the troops also recovered one AK-47 rifle, one AK-47 Magazine, 30 rounds of 7.62 mm Special and 150 bags of stolen grains from the terrorists. The Nigerian Army troops deployed for counter-terrorism
25 civilians killed in militia attack in eastern Congo
The death toll from an attack in a village in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ituri province rose to 25 on Sunday, a local chief and civil society leader said, after a government spokesman and
Al-Shabaab attacks strategic town near Somali capital
Al-Shabaab militants raided the National Intelligence Security Agency (NISA) base in Bal’ad town near the Somali capital, Mogadishu, sources say, in the latest attack which comes at the time Somalia is fighting violent extremism. According
CFA franc: conditions are ripe for replacement of the west African currency rooted in colonialism – expert
At no point in history has the CFA franc – the name of a colonial currency used in west and central African countries belonging to the franc zone – been closer to its demise. Senegal
Five years since al-Baghouz battleThe caliphate ended but the Islamic State is still present
In the Syrian village of al-Baghouz, in the eastern Deir Ezzor province, the last battles between the Islamic State organization and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), supported by the International Coalition Forces, took place on
ANALYSIS: Kidnappings in Chad could spark regional security crisis
The Chad-Cameroon-CAR border area is a powder keg of crime that needs swift action from all three governments. Kidnappers have terrorised Chad’s southern Mayo-Kebbi West and Logone Oriental provinces for over two decades. Between 2020