With a wave of coups in former French colonies in Africa, France is finding it can no longer take its military role on the continent for granted. There have been growing protests against France’s presence
Dozens of UN peacekeepers injured during Mali withdrawal
The military junta in Mali ordered the United Nations peacekeeping mission MINUSMA to leave the country earlier this year. The peacekeepers’ convoys have been hit by multiple improvised explosive devices. A convoy of United Nations
Sudan crisis has ‘effectively put on hold’ political dispute over Abyei
The war between rival militaries in Sudan has interrupted encouraging signs of dialogue between Sudan and neighbouring South Sudan and “effectively put on hold” talks over disputed Abyei, senior UN officials told the Security Council
ONU : les combats au Soudan s’approchent de la frontière du Soudan du Sud
Les combats entre les forces des deux généraux qui se disputent le pouvoir au Soudan se rapprochent de la frontière avec le Soudan du Sud et de la région d’Abyei, disputée entre les deux pays,
En Algérie, l’opposante Amira Bouraoui condamnée à 10 ans de prison ferme
L’opposante franco-algérienne Amira Bouraoui, médecin de formation, a été condamnée, mardi, par contumace, à 10 ans de prison par le tribunal de Constantine, en Algérie. Elle était jugée pour “sortie illégale du territoire” après avoir
Niger: Military junta calls on Togo to mediate
Niamey has been under sanctions from ECOWAS since the July 26 coup d’état, and Lomé has taken several bilateral initiatives to engage with the Niger regime. The military regime resulting from a coup d’état in
Mali: au moins une dizaine de morts, dont des enfants, dans des frappes de drone de l’armée à Kidal
L’armée malienne reconnaît avoir procédé à des frappes de drone, mardi matin, à Kidal. Les FAMA disent avoir neutralisé plusieurs pick-up de « terroristes » et n’annoncent pas de bilan, dans un communiqué publié mardi
Ethiopia’s unfinished peace deal leaves hundreds of thousands of ex-fighters in limbo
‘I feel like I’ve been forgotten by the authorities and treated as a disposable piece of chewing gum.’ As a rebel soldier, 24-year-old Danayit fought in some of the fiercest battles of the recent civil
Fighting erupts in Ethiopia’s Lalibela, residents say, as Amhara remains volatile
Heavy fighting erupted Wednesday in the historic Ethiopian town of Lalibela between federal government forces and a regional militia, local residents said. It is not the first time the UNESCO World Heritage site has been
Rebel fighting cuts power lines to Congolese city of Goma
The main power lines to the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have been cut due to an escalation in rebel fighting nearby, leaving hospitals and water systems without power, the electricity