Boko Haram insurgents have continued to surrender in the terror-troubled North-East as the Nigerian military widens its offensive against terror in the region and around Lake Chad. No fewer than 51 of the insurgents, comprising

Since 2006, when commercially viable deposits of oil were discovered in western Uganda, the government has been trying to get that oil to international markets. Its solution is a 1 443km pipeline that will stretch across

West African coastal states are holding talks on boosting military cooperation against jihadist violence spilling over from the Sahel. This follows recent announcements that several international peacekeeping contingents are being withdrawn from Mali. Benin, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire and

France will stop sending public development aid to Mali because of the West African country’s alleged ties to Russian paramilitaries, according to the French foreign ministry. “Given the attitude of Mali’s junta leader, allied with the

Leaders of French-speaking countries gathered Saturday on a Tunisian island to discuss debt relief, migration, food and energy shortages amid a soaring cost-of-living crisis across Africa, Europe and the Middle East due to Russia’s war

The Minister of National Security, Mr Albert Kan-Dapaah, has revealed that 346 terrorist attacks were recorded in Africa in the first quarter of 2022, with 49 per cent of them occurring in West Africa alone.

In October 2022, Somalia’s capital Mogadishu suffered yet another massive suicidal attack. More than 100 people were killed. Hundreds more were wounded and thousands will have been traumatised by an attack claimed by the Somali

Paris, qui déploie encore quelque 3 000 militaires au Sahel, a officiellement mis fin à son opération antidjihadiste « Barkhane », et s’est donné six mois pour finaliser sa nouvelle stratégie en Afrique. Dans un entretien au Journal du

Dans un entretien au « Monde », le chef de l’Etat, élu en 2021, estime que son pays est « dans une dynamique de contrôle » face aux djihadistes. Président du Niger depuis avril 2021, Mohamed Bazoum est aujourd’hui l’un