Le bateau, « sur le point de couler », transportait notamment des Bangladais, des Soudanais, des Erythréens et des Egyptiens. La marine tunisienne a secouru, lundi 17 mai, plus de 100 migrants qui tentaient de
Au moins 5 000 migrants arrivent dans l’enclave espagnole de Ceuta, un record en un jour
C’est un fait sans précédent. Au moins 5 000 migrants, dont un millier de mineurs, sont parvenus, lundi 17 mai, à atteindre l’enclave espagnole de Ceuta depuis le Maroc voisin, arrivant à la nage ou
Ethiopia: U.S. Calls for Ceasefire, Resolution of Tigray Conflict
The United States said that it is committed to end what it said was a brutal conflict in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, which has been ongoing for six months. The US also said that it
Zambia: Edgar Lungu Seeks Re-Election
Zambian President Edgar Lungu filed his nomination Monday seeking re-election after a court petition to block him failed. His critics still argued he was not eligible to contest the election as that would amount to
Mozambique Could Become Africa’s Next Piracy Hot Spot
On March 24, Ansar al-Sunna, a militant group linked to the Islamic State, launched a bloody attack on the coastal town of Palma, in northern Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province, leaving at least 61 dead and
Ethiopia-Sudan Border Skirmishes Spark Fears of a Wider War
In mid-February, Sudan summoned home its ambassador to Ethiopia amid an escalating dispute over a stretch of agricultural land along the two countries’ border. Both sides have accused each other of seizing territory by force,
The Venture Capitalists of Terrorism
Even with its physical “caliphate” in Iraq and Syria in tatters, the Islamic State is still managing to wage a global insurgency, maintaining an operational presence in at least 20 separate countries. The organization’s global
Getting Boko Haram Fighters to Defect
Around the world, states locked in conflict with jihadists are trying to devise policies to reintegrate disillusioned militants into society. In Nigeria, a program targeting defectors from the violent extremist group Boko Haram offers a
Ethiopia’s Tigray Conflict Triggers a New Refugee Crisis
With the conflict between Ethiopian troops and forces from the northern Tigray region rapidly escalating this week, more than 14,500 refugees from the region have flooded into neighboring Sudan. United Nations officials are now warning
The U.S. Can Still Promote Democracy in Africa
America’s democracy, once seen as a shining light and inspiration to democrats across the world, was pushed to the brink by Donald Trump’s presidency. In the aftermath of last month’s storming of the Capitol by