Somalia’s Information Ministry said Saturday the country’s military is targeting al-Shabab militants in the Galmudug region of central Somalia and is making progress in eroding the group’s operational effectiveness. In a coordinated military operation, the
For more than a decade, the Sahel has been subject to a protracted insurgency carried out by affiliates of the global terror networks of al-Qaeda and the Islamic State. As the first country affected by
La Haute autorité des médias et de l’audiovisuel du Tchad dit vouloir assainir le secteur de la presse. Elle a suspendu un hebdomadaire pour trois mois, ainsi que deux de ses journalistes. La Hama rappelle
L’opération « Vengeance », lancée par les Forces armées maliennes et les mercenaires du groupe Wagner sur Tinzawaten, s’est soldée par un semi-échec. Elle a aussi révélé la défiance entre les Maliens et les Russes
When Niger’s democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum was overthrown in a July 2023 coup, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) moved within days to impose punitive measures that it hoped would force a
In June 2024, fighters from the Katiba Serma sub-group of Jama’at Nusrat al Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) redoubled their efforts to cut off the town of Boni, in the Mopti region of central Mali.1 This
Since 2023, Islamic State Sahel Province (IS Sahel), a violent extremist organization affiliated to the Islamic State, has shifted from perpetrating high levels of indiscriminate violence against civilians towards building community support in areas where
As tensions between two TPLF factions rise, urgent measures are needed to prevent another crisis in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. After two years of war in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region, the 2022 Cessation of Hostilities Agreement (CoHA)
Iran is working to take advantage of the chaos caused by Sudan’s civil war to gain a foothold on the Red Sea. Establishing a presence in Sudan would, in essence, enable Iran to box in
The Indian Ocean was always an ocean of communication, trade and human activity from times immemorial. It connected Africa to Asia and further to the Mediterranean and hence Europe, through the Horn of Africa States