Alors que les groupes terroristes affiliés au JNIM font l’objet d’intenses pressions militaires au Nord et dans le Gourma, la Katiba Ansar Eddine Macina d’Amadou Koufa semble disposer d’une liberté de mouvement dans certaines contrées
Mali: Le nouveau patron de la MINUSMA en visite de courtoisie à la Maison de la Presse, vendredi dernier: El Ghassim Wane » réaffirme l’engagement de la MINUSMA à accompagner la presse malienne «
Le nouveau chef de la MINUSMA, le mauritanien El Ghassim Wane a été reçu, vendredi dernier, par le nouveau président de la Maison de la Presse, Bandiougou Danté. Le diplomate Mauritanien était venu réaffirmer l’engagement
Mali: Gagner la Paix au Mali pour un Sahel stabilisé
Les dernières évolutions de la situation au Tchad n’augurent pas de bons présages quant à l’avenir du Sahel. En effet, la disparition tragique du Président Idriss Deby Itno, le 19 avril 2021, a retenti comme
Tunisia Troops Kill Five Suspected Jihadists
Tunisian forces on Monday killed five suspected jihadists in an air and ground operation targeting a rugged mountain hideout of Islamist fighters, the interior ministry said. The operation launched at dawn was still underway, the
Mozambique Could Become Africa’s Next Piracy Hot Spot
On March 24, Ansar al-Sunna, a militant group linked to the Islamic State, launched a bloody attack on the coastal town of Palma, in northern Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province, leaving at least 61 dead and
Ethiopia-Sudan Border Skirmishes Spark Fears of a Wider War
In mid-February, Sudan summoned home its ambassador to Ethiopia amid an escalating dispute over a stretch of agricultural land along the two countries’ border. Both sides have accused each other of seizing territory by force,
The Venture Capitalists of Terrorism
Even with its physical “caliphate” in Iraq and Syria in tatters, the Islamic State is still managing to wage a global insurgency, maintaining an operational presence in at least 20 separate countries. The organization’s global
Getting Boko Haram Fighters to Defect
Around the world, states locked in conflict with jihadists are trying to devise policies to reintegrate disillusioned militants into society. In Nigeria, a program targeting defectors from the violent extremist group Boko Haram offers a
Ethiopia’s Tigray Conflict Triggers a New Refugee Crisis
With the conflict between Ethiopian troops and forces from the northern Tigray region rapidly escalating this week, more than 14,500 refugees from the region have flooded into neighboring Sudan. United Nations officials are now warning
The U.S. Can Still Promote Democracy in Africa
America’s democracy, once seen as a shining light and inspiration to democrats across the world, was pushed to the brink by Donald Trump’s presidency. In the aftermath of last month’s storming of the Capitol by