Ankara’s involvement in Sudan indicates its foreign policy is bereft of any values and willing to ignore sanctions intended to deter continued bloodshed. Recent Washington Post reporting broke the story of Turkish arms manufacturers engaging
Africa File Special Edition: Tigray Threatens to Spark the Next Eritrean-Ethiopian War and Plunge the Horn of Africa into Crisis
The Africa File provides regular analysis and assessments of major developments regarding state and nonstate actors’ activities in Africa that undermine regional stability and threaten US personnel and interests. Key Takeaway: A violent power struggle
Africa File, March 13, 2025: Looming Civil Wars in Ethiopia, South Sudan Threaten to Plunge Horn into Crisis; Renewed Peace Talks in DRC as M23 Advances
Key Takeaways: Ethiopia. A violent power struggle in northern Ethiopia’s Tigray region risks sparking another civil war in Ethiopia, which could, in turn, expand quickly to include Eritrea. Renewed conflict in Tigray or between Ethiopia
Notorious bandit terrorising Abuja, Kaduna killed in shootout
A police team was ambushed by the suspected terrorists who tried to free their member and a shootout ensued. Dogo Saleh, a 21-year-old who leads an armed group terrorising communities in Abuja and Kaduna, has
Suspected Jihadists Kidnap Dozens In Mali Bus Hold-up
Suspected jihadists abducted dozens of civilians after holding up a bus in the centre of jihadist-rocked Mali, an eyewitness and local sources told AFP Thursday. Tuesday’s attack saw a bus bound for the capital Bamako
Ethiopia: Why fear of a return to full conflict is growing in Tigray
Tigray Defence Forces have seized control of several major towns in the region, laying bare the fragility of a truce with the Ethiopian government. In November 2022, the Ethiopian government and Tigrayan forces signed the
Rwanda-backed M23 Welcomes Talks To End DR Congo Conflict
The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group cautiously welcomed Thursday the prospect of direct negotiations with the Congolese government to end the conflict in the volatile eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Since its 2021 resurgence the M23
Russia’s Wagner mercenaries are leading a campaign of terror in Mali
Fighting alongside Malian soldiers, Wagner mercenaries have massacred civilians and burned their villages in northern Mali, fueling a fast-growing refugee crisis. Families travel through the night on desert backroads, arriving in this desolate borderland each
South Sudan Drawing Closer to the Brink of All-Out War
Insecurity in South Sudan has escalated in recent weeks, with renewed fighting taking place in parts of Upper Nile, Western Equatoria, and Western Bahr el Ghazal states following more frequent skirmishes between forces loyal to
Trapped Between War and Peace: A Former Boko Haram Fighter’s Dilemma
Recruited into a state-backed militia after abandoning terrorism, he hoped for redemption. Instead, this former Boko Haram fighter finds himself haunted by his past, distrusted by society, and caught in a conflict he no longer