L’Agence des Nations Unies pour les réfugiés a constaté dans un rapport que les exactions et les menaces perpétrées par des groupes armés à Gao, au nord du Mali, sèment la misère et le chaos
Nord-Kivu : le M23 contrôle la cité de Kitshanga
Les rebelles du M23 ont pris, jeudi 26 janvier dans la soirée, le contrôle de la cité de Kitshanga dans la chefferie de Bashali, territoire de Masisi (Nord-Kivu). Selon des sources sur place, la situation
Tanks to Ukraine mark change in Moroccan foreign policy
According to media reports, Morocco has become the first African country to send tanks to Ukraine. But it’s not just doing so because it believes in the Ukrainian cause. Morocco has come in for quite
Somalia Welcomes Killing of IS Leader
Somalia’s government welcomed the death of Bilal al-Sudani, the Islamic State group leader killed by U.S. special operations forces in a remote part of northern Somalia on Wednesday night. “It’s a very positive and welcoming,”
France to Pull Troops Out of Burkina Faso, as Its Unpopularity in Africa Grows
The West African country had demanded that French troops leave. France confirmed they would be out in a month. French troops in Burkina Faso will leave the West African country within a month, officials in
Cheikh Anta Diop, l’hérétique
Odile Tobner poursuit sa série de portraits de figures de la lutte anticoloniale avec le Sénégalais Cheikh Anta Diop, scientifique, historien, anthropologue et homme politique. Les premiers portraits, consacrés à Mongo Béti et Frantz Fanon,
Arab states boycott regional meet in divided Libya’s capital
Major Arab states boycotted a ministerial meeting hosted by Libya’s interim government on Sunday, with just five of the Arab League’s 22 members sending their top diplomats and even the bloc’s secretary general staying away.
Al-Shabaab claims bomb, gun attack in downtown Mogadishu
A huge blast tore through buildings near the mayor’s office in central Mogadishu on Sunday, with gunfire erupting afterwards in an attack claimed by Al-Shabaab, according to police and witnesses. “Terrorists blasted a vehicle loaded
West Africa: Why Kidnappers in West Africa Now Target Women
Kidnapping by militants in Western Africa is nothing new. However, security experts say many criminals are now abducting women and children to use them as bargaining chips for political attention and fundraising. At least fifty
Burkina Faso’s military government demands French troops leave the country within one month
The military government of Burkina Faso has demanded the departure of French troops from the country, according to the government press agency Agence d’Information du Burkina (AIB). France has exactly one month to remove its