At least 17 people were killed and several others were wounded in two simultaneous attacks in the Gao region of northern Mali, a local mayor said Wednesday. The villages of Gaena and Boya were the
Al-Shabaab’s new suicide recruits pictured at training base in Somalia
Photos of newly trained Al-Shabaab militants have been released online, with the group’s spokesperson Ali Dheere addressing graduands in a ceremony which was held at an undisclosed location within Somalia. The group said the new
Illegal organ trade is more sophisticated than one might think – who’s behind it and how it could be controlled
Every now and then the trade in human organs makes national, even international, news. In March 2023, a Nigerian politician, his wife and a medical middleman were found guilty of an organ-trafficking plot after they
Migrant numbers are rising: conflict, climate and harassment are forcing tens of millions to leave their homes
The number of forcibly displaced people increased to 108 million in 2022 and is expected to reach 117 million by the end of 2023, according to the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR). Of these, just
Wagner debacle in Russia raises red flags for African states and how they manage their security
The brief rebellion led against the Kremlin by the head of the Wagner mercenary forces in Russia last week sent shock waves across the world. This was no less true in Africa, where some countries
Ensuring MINUSMA’s Smooth Departure from Mali
On 16 June, Bamako asked the UN Security Council to withdraw the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali (MINUSMA). In this Q&A, Crisis Group experts Jean-Hervé Jézéquel and Ibrahim Maïga look at the reasons
Africa Or Death? Prigozhin Unlikely To Remain In Belarus For Long – Analysis
Yevgeny Prigozhin, the 62-year-old former petty criminal-turned-restauranteur-billionaire warlord, has tackled many difficult assignments over the years as a Kremlin fixer: from propping up kleptocratic, authoritarian African rulers to sacking the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut. Now,
Conflit au Soudan : l’armée en infériorité numérique dans les rues de Khartoum
Les bataillons d’infanterie de l’armée soudanaise sont en très petit nombre dans les rues de Khartoum au cours des deux mois de conflit qui ont fait rage dans le pays, laissant une grande partie de
Rébellion avortée de Wagner: quelles suites pour le groupe paramilitaire russe en Afrique?
Quelles conséquences potentielles après la rébellion menée le 24 juin 2023 par Evgueni Prigojine et ses hommes de Wagner contre le Kremlin ? Va-t-on vers une modification de la présence russe en Afrique ? Les
Présidentielle en Sierra Leone : la police disperse des opposants dans l’attente des résultats
À Freetown, la police a annoncé dimanche avoir dispersé des opposants avec des gaz lacrymogènes, au lendemain de la présidentielle. Samura Kamara, rival du président sortant Julius Maada Bio dans cette élection, a indiqué de