Un an après avoir lancé une nouvelle offensive, le chef du M23 vient de retirer ses troupes de Bunagana. Portrait d’un « général » qui a pris part à toutes les insurrections qui secouent l’est
Tunisie : manifestation contre une série d’arrestations d’opposants
En Tunisie, plusieurs centaines de manifestants se sont rassemblés dimanche à l’appel d’une coalition d’opposition au président Kaïs Saïed, pour réclamer la libération d’une vingtaine d’opposants, des anciens ministres, hommes d’affaires ou des médias, arrêtés
The Horn Of Africa States: The Dilemma Of Youth Unemployment – OpEd
No one doubts that the Horn of Africa States region is a young region with about 70 per cent of its population under the age of 25 years and, of course, many of this youthful
Security Infighting Drives Delays in Sudan
Though the military claims to be a stabilizing force for Sudan’s transition to democracy, divisions amongst the security elite continue to hinder progress toward civilian rule. For well over a year, the conventional wisdom about
Explainer: Russia’s Geopolitical Games With Africa – OpEd
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov expresses desperate fears and is highly nervous over possible clandestine threats by the United States and its Western allies to derail the second Russia-Africa summit scheduled late July 2023. With
Four dead and at least 23 missing after boat attempting to cross Mediterranean sinks off Tunisia
Four people have died and at least 23 were missing on Saturday after their boat sank off Tunisia as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to Italy, amid a sharp rise in boats setting off
Boat With 400 Migrants Adrift Between Greece, Malta
A vessel with around 400 people on board is adrift between Greece and Malta and is taking on water, support service Alarm Phone said Sunday, after a sharp rise of migrant boats crossing the Mediterranean
Armed groups kill dozens in Nigeria’s Benue state
At least 74 people killed in two separate attacks by armed groups this week, officials say. At least 74 people were killed in two separate attacks by gunmen this week in Benue state, north central
Attack kills around 20 in eastern Congo; Islamic State claims responsibility
Islamic State on Saturday claimed responsibility for an attack on a village in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo that authorities said killed around 20 people. Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement
Burkina Faso: Dozens dead in suspected terrorist attack
Officials have decried the “despicable and barbaric attack,” but did not immediately say who was behind it. The West African country has been fighting militants linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group since 2013.