Two babies are among at least 53 people dead or missing after an inflatable migrant boat sank off Libya, the U.N. migration agency said on Monday, the latest tragedy on a dangerous route for those
Lies, Horror, Trauma: Kenyans Recount Forced Russian Recruitment
The scars on Victor’s forearm remind him constantly of the day a Ukrainian drone attacked him after he was forcibly conscripted, like hundreds of young Kenyans, into the Russian army. It was a war that
Egypt and Saudi Arabia focus on Eritrea as UAE bolsters ties to Ethiopia
Egypt has been motivated by a Sudan-Pakistan defence deal to try and bring Riyadh and Asmara closer together The insular but strategically positioned Red Sea country of Eritrea is coming under the radar of Arab
Military Drone Strike In Niger Killed 17 Civilians In January: HRW
A drone strike apparently carried out by Niger’s military killed 17 civilians, among them children, in western Niger last month, Human Rights Watch said Monday. Niger is plagued by jihadist violence in the western Tillaberi
How off-the-shelf drones are changing jihadist warfare in West Africa
Jihadist groups are increasingly carrying out drone strikes in West Africa, raising alarm that they are building the capacity to wage a “war from the skies”. A leading violence monitoring organisation, Acled, has recorded at
Drone attack by paramilitary group in Sudan kills 24, including 8 children, doctors’ group says
A drone attack by a notorious paramilitary group hit a vehicle carrying displaced families in central Sudan on Saturday, killing at least 24 people, including eight children, a doctors’ group said, a day after a
Turkiye’s F-16 Deployment To Somalia Might Not Only Be For Protecting Its Investments
It’s plausible that this is part of Turkiye’s preparations for a campaign against Somaliland carried out under the banner of the nascent “Islamic NATO” that’s rapidly forming around Saudi Arabia. The Middle East Eye reported
Why’d The Ethiopian PM Recently Bring Up Eritrea’s War Crimes Against The Tigrayan People?
He probably wanted to remind them of Eritrea’s genocidal intent during the latest conflict in an attempt to dissuade civilians from siding with the same forces who sought to exterminate them amidst rising tensions between
Islamic State in the Sahel and the Dangers of Continued Regional Upheaval
The Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility for last week’s coordinated attack on Diori Hamani International Airport and the adjacent Air Base 101 in Niamey, Niger’s capital, marking one of the most high-profile attacks for IS-affiliates
Niger: une attaque revendiquée par le Jnim dans la région de Tillabéri
Au Niger, une attaque dans la région de Tillabéri a eu lieu mercredi 4 février. Les assaillants ont visé une position des forces de défense et de sécurité nigériennes à Makalondi, à 90 km de