Devenu le principal artisan de l’expansion russe, le groupe de mercenaires dirigé par Evgueni Prigojine soutient des régimes autoritaires inquiets pour leur survie politique, tout en développant une logique de prédation visant à exploiter les
Masisi : les rebelles du M23 mènent des patrouilles à Kitshanga
Les rebelles du M23 mènent, depuis jeudi 26 janvier, des patrouilles diurnes et nocturnes à Kitshanga, territoire de Masisi (Nord-Kivu). Selon des sources sur place, ce mouvement rebelle s’est renforcé en effectif dans cette cité.
Low trade among African countries a worrying signal
Even as three major regional blocs in Africa urge Tanzania, South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo to sign up a trade agreement that will expand their reach, a new report warns trade amongst
Morocco reopens embassy in Iraq after an 18-year absence
Morocco’s foreign minister and his Iraqi counterpart signed Saturday (Jan. 28) a memorandum of understanding. Baghdad welcomed Morocco’s move to reopen its embassy in Iraq which closed after two Moroccan nationals were kidnapped 18 years
US says Eritrean forces still on Ethiopian soil
Nairobi, A senior US official says Eritrean troops have not yet withdrawn from Ethiopia contrary to Ethiopian authorities’ claim that they have already left. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the US representative to the United Nations, says
Staying Neutral on Ukraine Easier Said Than Done for African States
On New Year’s Day, video emerged of a young Ivorian serving with the Wagner Group on the frontlines of Ukraine. While being interviewed by Yevgeny Prigozhin, a close ally to Vladimir Putin and head of
L’ONU s’inquiète pour le nord du Mali en proie aux exactions de groupes armés
L’Agence des Nations Unies pour les réfugiés a constaté dans un rapport que les exactions et les menaces perpétrées par des groupes armés à Gao, au nord du Mali, sèment la misère et le chaos
Nord-Kivu : le M23 contrôle la cité de Kitshanga
Les rebelles du M23 ont pris, jeudi 26 janvier dans la soirée, le contrôle de la cité de Kitshanga dans la chefferie de Bashali, territoire de Masisi (Nord-Kivu). Selon des sources sur place, la situation
Tanks to Ukraine mark change in Moroccan foreign policy
According to media reports, Morocco has become the first African country to send tanks to Ukraine. But it’s not just doing so because it believes in the Ukrainian cause. Morocco has come in for quite
Somalia Welcomes Killing of IS Leader
Somalia’s government welcomed the death of Bilal al-Sudani, the Islamic State group leader killed by U.S. special operations forces in a remote part of northern Somalia on Wednesday night. “It’s a very positive and welcoming,”