Yemen Huthis reinvigorated offensive in Marib governorate, raising prospect of all-out summer offensive in coming month, while nationwide ceasefire talks remained stalled. In north, after brief lull in fighting in first half of June between
U.S. calls on Russia to stop Central Africa violence
The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations called on Russia on Wednesday to stop violence by “mercenaries working as an arm of Russia’s Ministry of Defense” in the Central African Republic (CAR) and hold accountable
Sudan takes over security services after peacekeeping forces leave Darfur
Sudan on Wednesday started testing its ability to provide security and other services to regions initially engulfed in war, after the peacekeeping forces from the AU and the UN officially left the country. June 30
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Two years on, Sudanese artists who participated in the 2019 revolution fear for the country’s stability. On the exterior wall of Khartoum’s morgue, a peach-coloured building attached to a hospital, a spray-painted corpse-hand with green
At least 10 killed in overnight attack on eastern Congo city of Beni
At least 10 people were killed overnight in a raid on the city of Beni in eastern Congo, witnesses said, and a civil society group and a monitoring body said Islamist militants were suspected of
EU Agrees Military Training Mission for Mozambique
Just last month, former colonial master Portugal already signed a new military cooperation accord to help the poor African nation confront a growing jihadist threat by beefing up training, notably of special forces. EU ambassadors
Terrorists more innovative in world shaken by coronavirus – UN
UN counter-terrorism chief Vladimir Voronkov has warned that terrorists are becoming increasingly innovative in a world shaken by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in spite of “significant progress” in the fight against terror. Voronkov, head of the UN Office
Tchad: tension entre le pouvoir de transition et la Commission de l’Union africaine
C’est une information RFI, le torchon brûle entre le pouvoir de transition et la Commission de l’UA depuis la nomination du Sénégalais Ibrahima Fall au poste de Haut représentant de l’Union africaine pour accompagner la
La coalition internationale met en garde contre la progression de l’EI en Afrique
Les 83 pays et organisations membres de la coalition internationale contre l’organisation Etat islamique ont mis en garde lundi 28 juin contre la montée en puissance de cette organisation en Afrique. Pour la première fois
Éthiopie: comment les rebelles ont repris l’avantage au Tigré
L’ancien pouvoir du TPLF, le Front de libération du peuple du Tigré, transformé en groupe rebelle, a lancé une large offensive depuis une semaine au Tigré, cette province du nord de l’Éthiopie. En quelques jours,