Mali’s ruling junta has imposed a three-month suspension on the French-language channel TV5 Monde, citing a lack of ‘balance’ in a news report. Mali’s media regulator, the High Authority for Communication, announced its decision, criticising
Top US general for Africa says Russia, China spreading misinformation across Sahel
US looking to Ivory Coast, Ghana, Benin in pivot to ‘like-minded countries with democratic values’ The United States is grappling with an escalating misinformation campaign in the Sahel as Russia and China intensify efforts to
A View from the CT Foxhole: Rosalind Nyawira, Former Director, National Counter Terrorism Centre – Kenya
Rosalind Nyawira is a legal and security expert with over 20 years of experience in countering terrorism and preventing violent extremism. She is a specialist in international terrorism, and most recently has been engaged in
Islamic State-Somalia: A Growing Global Terror Concern
According to news reports citing several unnamed senior U.S. officials, the leader of the Islamic State’s Somali branch quietly became the global head of the Islamic State last year. This is far from confirmed. But
Guinea-Bissau police seize over 2 tons of cocaine on plane from Venezuela
Police in Guinea-Bissau have seized 2.63 tons of cocaine found on an airplane that arrived from Venezuela in the West African country’s capital, the judicial police said. Agents confiscated 78 bales of drugs that were
Exclusive: The identities of Wagner mercenaries lost in a Mali ambush revealed
Among the dozens of Wagner mercenaries presumed dead after a lethal battle with Tuareg rebels during a desert sandstorm in Mali in July were Russian war veterans who survived tours in Ukraine, Libya and Syria,
Nigerian military vows to capture notorious terrorist soon
“We are going to get him and I can assure you within the shortest possible time, we are going to address that issue.” The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Christopher Musa, has vowed to ensure
UPDATED: Terrorists invade Niger community again, suffer defeat
When the attack started this morning, the security operatives told residents to stay indoor while they exchanged fire with the assailants. Terrorists suspected to be members of Boko Haram have invaded the garrison town of
In the jungles of French policy on Africa. Part II: Sahel – E. Macron’s «French Afghanistan»
Summing up the French failures in Africa, and particularly in Mali, the US The National Interest concluded that «the era of French diplomatic dominance on the continent, which lasted for more than 100 years, has
In the jungles of French policy on Africa. Part I: The truth about French failures in Africa
Recently in world media covering Africa a lot of information has surfaced about French President Emmanuel Macron’s intentions to reformat Paris’ Africa policy to offset the negative consequences of its numerous failures. This was caused