A delegation from the leadership of the Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF), headed by Member of the Sovereignty Council and Chairman of the SRF, El Hadi Idris, met with the ambassadors and representatives of the Troika

The attack is the latest in a string of deadly attacks in northern Benin by groups linked with al-Qaeda and ISIL. Five soldiers were killed in an attack by suspected an armed group possibly linked

It was market day in the town of Moura in central Mali when Malian troops backed by white mercenaries descended in helicopters and opened fire on bewildered residents, according to witnesses’ accounts. Stall-owner Amadou saw

An extraordinary meeting of the ECOWAS Commission has ended in Accra with heads of states giving extended timelines to the coup countries of Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea to initiate processes towards the return to

Introduction On March 2, 2022, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) passed a resolution condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Mali was among the 17 African countries that abstained from voting (28 African countries voted in

The war in Ukraine that followed the Russian invasion is still in its early stages. While it is too soon to measure the war’s full impact on crises in the Middle East and North Africa,

In Somalia, Al-Shabaab launched its deadliest attack yet to disrupt the election process and breached Mogadishu’s airport perimeter for the first time since 2014. It is unclear how authorities will conclude the protracted electoral cycle,

The special U.S. envoy to the Horn of Africa is reportedly stepping away from the post with the region engulfed in political and humanitarian crises. David Satterfield is resigning just three months after his appointment,

Climate activists — including influential campaigners Vanessa Nakate and Hilda Nakabuye — are urging more banks and insurers not to back the controversial $5 billion East African Crude Oil Pipeline that is primed to transport