Au moins huit soldats ont été tués et plusieurs autres portés disparus et blessés dans une embuscade attribuée au groupe de l’Etat islamique en Afrique de l’Ouest (Iswap) dans le Nord-Est du Nigeria, ont indiqué
Mouvement de jihadistes de Boko Haram vers le Nord-Ouest au Nigeria
Plus de 200 membres du groupe jihadiste Boko Haram ont quitté le Nord-Est du Nigeria pour rejoindre, à des centaines de kilomètres plus à l’ouest, un groupe criminel qu’ils forment déjà au maniement des armes,
Tunisie : des manifestants se mobilisent contre “le coup d’État” du président Saïed
Environ 2 000 manifestants, selon des observateurs, ont dénoncé dimanche à Tunis “le pouvoir aux mains d’un seul homme”, disant redouter “un retour à la dictature de Ben Ali”, après l’adoption cette semaine par le
Chad plans to double army size to deal with security challenges
Chad’s transitional government said on Friday that it plans to drastically increase the size of its army to deal with security challenges, including threats from Islamist militants and armed rebels. Defence Minister General Daoud Yaya
Africom Commander visits Mali
US Army General Stephen Townsend, commander, US Africa Command, travelled to Bamako, Mali, on 23 September, accompanied by US Africa Command Deputy Commander for Civil-Military Engagement Ambassador Andrew Young. While in Mali, Townsend met US
‘Then the killing started’: Witnesses accuse Tigray fighters
One man said he counted 55 corpses as he escaped from his town in northern Ethiopia, stepping over bodies scattered in the streets. Another asserted he was rounded up with about 20 men who were
Attempted coup in Sudan mirrors building tension, unsolved Horn of Africa’s conflicts
The recent attempted coup in Sudan has exposed the delicate political ground not just in Khartoum but also the Horn of Africa. The neighbourhood is already struggling with a now humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia’s Tigray
Thousands of Tunisians rally against President Saied’s growing grip on power
About 2,000 Tunisians rallied in the capital on Sunday to protest against President Kais Saied’s recent steps to tighten his grip on power, labelling it “a coup d’état”. Saied, who on July 25 sacked prime
Somalia, Kenya Await Ruling on Oil-Rich Indian Ocean Border
East African neighbours Kenya and Somalia are disputing 30,000 square nautical miles of territory in the Indian Ocean, which has prospects of vast oil and gas deposits. The area is also a source of livelihood
Could Somalia Be the Next Afghanistan?
The Taliban’s swift capture of power in Afghanistan took the world by surprise and triggered considerable introspection in the West about a 20- year conflict waged at immense human and material cost. More broadly, the