Des unités militaires engagées dans la région de Ménaka, dans le nord-est du pays, auraient capturé Ahmad Ag Ditta, « un chef de premier plan de l’EIGS ». L’armée malienne a affirmé lundi 16 décembre
Under siege in Léré, the latest Malian town cut off by jihadists
Jihadist militants have imposed a strict blockade on the Malian city of Léré, severely disrupting vital supply routes and movement in the Timbuktu region. The tactic is not new, with similar sieges disrupting towns in
At least 7 killed in Mali attack
The ‘terrorist attack’ in Segue village killed a relative of a cleric and six other men, the diocese of the Mopti region said. At least seven people were killed Sunday, December 16, in an attack
In Niger, 39 villagers killed in a double attack by suspected jihadists near Burkina Faso
The ‘barbaric acts’ saw 21 people killed in Libiri and 18 in Kokorou, including children, the defense ministry said, and took place from December 12 to 14. Thirty-nine people have been killed in two attacks
Turkey’s Erdogan offers to mediate between Sudan and the UAE
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a telephone call with Sudan’s military leader on Friday and offered to mediate to resolve tensions with the United Arab Emirates, according to the Turkish leader’s office. The offer
One of Libya’s main refineries shut down after fighting
One of Libya’s main refineries in the west has been shut down after clashes between local armed groups erupted early Sunday and caused fires on infrastructure, state oil company NOC said. Several tanks at the
West Africa regional bloc approves exit timeline for 3 coup-hit member states
West Africa’s regional bloc ECOWAS approved Sunday an exit timeline for three coup-hit nations after a nearly yearlong process of mediation to avert the unprecedented disintegration of the grouping. In a first in the 15-nation
West Africa regional bloc sets up court for crimes under dictatorship in Gambia
West Africa’s regional bloc ECOWAS on Sunday approved setting up a special court to try crimes committed in Gambia during its military dictatorship. The landmark decision was announced at the summit of regional heads of
CIVILIAN MILITIAS IN MALI, NIGER, AND MOZAMBIQUE: ELIMINATING OR EXACERBATING VIOLENT EXTREMISM?
The Horn Of Africa States: Somalis Know – OpEd
Somalia was a self-sufficient country in food until at least the late 1970s, when intervention of the IMF and the World Bank in the early 1980s reversed the trend and turned the country into a