L’Autorité nationale de la presse suspend le quotidien « Le Temps », proche de l’ancien président Laurent Gbagbo. Cet organe de régulation des médias reproche au journal d’avoir porté atteinte « au corps judiciaire ».

Jeudi, l’Assemblée nationale et le sénat gabonais réunis en Congrès ont opéré une révision de la constitution du pays, permettant de réduire le mandat du président de la République de sept à cinq ans, et

Le Haut-Commissaire des Nations Unies aux droits de l’homme, Volker Türk, a déclaré jeudi être profondément préoccupé par les restrictions imposées aux médias et à l’espace civique au Burkina Faso après la suspension d’organes de

As terrorist groups continue destabilizing the Sahel region in sub-Saharan Africa, violence has spilled over into coastal West African states previously unaffected, including Benin, Cote d’Ivoire, Togo, and Ghana. The Wagner Group is active in

In an incendiary statement Tunisian President Kais Saied claimed irregular migration from other areas of Africa was part of an international criminal plot to change Tunisia’s demographic makeup. In the weeks following the statement, human

The incident occurred on Thursday morning when a group of police officers were ambushed on a highway. The Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) on Friday claimed responsibility for killing three security personnel during an

At least 80 people were kidnapped while clearing farmlands in Tsafe LGA of Zamfara in Northwest Nigeria on Friday morning. Their relatives say they are unnerved by the silence ever since. Relatives of more than

The attack prompted nations and security companies to help fight one of Africa’s most rapidly evolving terrorist hotspots. For nearly two years, Mozambique resisted the call for foreign military intervention in Cabo Delgado to help

Unlike its neighbours, Niger has made dialogue with violent extremist groups an important part of its strategy. On 10 February, Niger suffered one of its deadliest attacks when gunmen with suspected links to violent extremist

Government efforts need coordination at various levels to prevent the terrorist group from regaining control and striking back. Three months after reclaiming the presidential office, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud resolved to root out al-Shabaab from Somalia.