For over two years, the Red Sea city of Port Sudan served as the de facto capital for the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and as a critical humanitarian gateway. Over the last week and for
Putin’s New Hermit Kingdom: At War With the West and Its Own Elites, the Russian Regime Inches Toward a Fully Closed Dictatorship
Since he returned to office in January, U.S. President Donald Trump’s aggressive outreach to Russia has marked a stark shift in U.S. foreign policy. Ending years of isolation of the Kremlin, the Trump administration has
RSF forced exodus from Sudan’s Zamzam leaves Tawila ‘desperate’
Tawila has seen a dramatic influx of internally displaced persons following the storming of the Zamzam refugee camp by the RSF. The town of Tawila in North Darfur has become a major refuge for displaced
Le temps de tourner la page du franc CFA approche
La nécessité à se débarrasser d’un des vestiges de la domination néocoloniale occidentale en terre africaine, en l’occurrence la monnaie appelée franc CFA contrôlée par la France, est régulièrement rappelée au sein de la grande
ISWAP Overruns Key Borno Sites in Coordinated Assault
A coordinated wave of violence has raged through Borno State in northeastern Nigeria between May 12 and 13, as the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) launched its most sophisticated assault in recent memory. The
Boko Haram, ISWAP insurgents attack four Nigerian military bases within 24 hours
On Tuesday, Governor Babagana Zulum condemned the recent increase in the spate of Boko Haram and ISWAP attacks in Borno State. Tension is rising in Borno State after Boko Haram and ISWAP insurgents attacked four
Stability Holds In Mauritania As Jihadists Ravage Sahel
One evening in December 2011, five armed men arrived in a vehicle, fired at the Mauritanian gendarmerie post at Adel Begrou, and kidnapped a gendarme before escaping across the nearby border into Mali. It was
SSPDF takes control of border with Ethiopia
The governor of Upper Nile State, Gen. James Koang Chuol, confirmed Tuesday that the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) have taken full control of areas in Nasir County near the border with Ethiopia, previously
Fresh Gunbattles Rock Libya Capital After Brief Lull
Fresh gunbattles have erupted in the Libyan capital between two powerful armed groups, a security official said Wednesday — just a day after authorities declared the fighting over. Clashes flared between the Radaa force and
The Taliban and Burkina Faso ambassadors pledge new trade and mining cooperation
The Taliban’s acting ambassador to Iran has met with his Burkina Faso counterpart in the Iranian capital Tehran as part of a broader outreach effort by the West African country to win new trade partners,