A Mali-based coalition of al-Qaida-aligned militants has claimed responsibility for an attack in Togo last month, the SITE Intelligence monitoring group said Friday. The Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) has been expanding geographically, threatening
The United States has targeted al-Qaida-linked fighters in Somalia, launching its first airstrike since announcing U.S. special operations forces would again be based in the Horn of Africa nation. Somalia’s Ministry of Information announced the
The trial of 6 Chadian opposition leaders set to start Monday in the capital will finally take place 300 km away in the city of Moussoro. If the leaders were jailed for disturbing public order
– Depuis la création de la Minusma en 2013, 174 de ses Casques bleus ont péri dans des attaques, ce qui en fait la mission onusienne la plus meurtrière au monde Deux Casques bleus de
L’ambassadeur du Maroc au Mali, Driss Isbayene vient d’être reçu par plusieurs membres du gouvernement dans le cadre de sa visite de prises de contacts avec les personnalités maliennes. Objectif : renforcer la coopération entre
Les dirigeants de la Communauté économique des Etats de l’Afrique de l’Ouest (CEDEAO) se sont réunis samedi à Accra, capitale ghanéenne, dans l’espoir de trouver une solution aux situations politiques au Mali, en Guinée et
Russia and Zimbabwe continue to strengthen traditional ties, after it originated back in the period of the Zimbabwean people’s struggle for independence. All these years, the bilateral relations have continued to grow stronger and its
The Buhari administration clocked 7 on May 29 having clinched power in 2015. Back then the incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was defeated in the presidential elections by General Muhammadu
In a landscape dominated by violent extremism and deadly transnational armed groups, the force’s viability is in question. In April, seven East African Community countries agreed to establish a regional military force to restore stability
The resurgence of Boko Haram’s breakaway faction, with its al-Qaeda backing, threatens national and regional security. For much of the past decade, Ansaru has largely been an outlier on the terrorism threat landscape. But the