The Horn of Africa States region consisted of three countries in 1960, namely Somalia, Ethiopia and Djibouti, although Djibouti was then French Somaliland. Currently it also includes Eritrea which broke away from Ethiopia in 1993
How a man from Winnipeg became the chief diplomat for a warring Sudanese militia
A Canadian who lived in Winnipeg for 14 years has emerged as the diplomatic face of a Sudanese paramilitary force that stands accused of killings, sexual assaults and other atrocities. Yousif Ibrahim Ismaeil, who studied
Au Sahel, le trafic de drogue prospère grâce aux groupes armés
Les quantités de cocaïne, saisies notamment au Mali, au Burkina Faso et au Niger ont explosé en 2022 selon le rapport de l’Office des Nations unies contre la drogue et le crime. Le trafic de
Fighting erupts in Sudan’s southeast after RSF takes base of police brigade in Khartoum
Sudan’s army confirmed Monday that the rival Rapid Support Forces (RSF) had taken the main base of a well-equipped police brigade in Khartoum and there were reports of fighting spreading for the first time to
The Horn Of Africa States: Rebranding ‘IGAD’ As ‘HAS’ – OpEd
IGAD stands for the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development. It is a product that resulted from rebranding an earlier organization called the Inter-Governmental Authority on Drought and Development (IGADD). It was created in 1986 in Djibouti
African Countries Face Terror of Wagner Group
The power struggle between President Vladimir Putin and the Wagner Group and its leader Yevgeny Prigozhin will likely have huge implications for Africa. Wagner mercenaries are active in several African countries, including Central African Republic
Violence flares in Sierra Leone ahead of presidential vote
Violence broke out around Sierra Leone’s main opposition party headquarters on Wednesday, killing at least one person, days before an election in which President Julius Maada Bio is seeking a second and final term. Sidi
Sudan no closer to peace as another breached ceasefire ends
The Sudanese capital was again under fire Wednesday, after the latest breached ceasefire between warring generals ended without any sign of an end to more than two months of war. Already on Tuesday evening, an
Somalie : attaque contre une base militaire au début du retrait des forces de l’UA
Les islamistes radicaux shebab ont attaqué mercredi une base militaire à 450 kilomètres à l’ouest de la capitale somalienne Mogadiscio, ont annoncé la police et des témoins, alors que la force de l’Union africaine en
Tombouctou s’interroge sur l’avenir sans la Minusma
La mission de l’ONU inspire des sentiments partagés à un certain nombre de Tombouctiens. Certains la verront partir sans regret ni inquiétude malgré la proximité des jihadistes, d’autres redoutent cette perspective notamment à cause de