Violence broke out around Sierra Leone’s main opposition party headquarters on Wednesday, killing at least one person, days before an election in which President Julius Maada Bio is seeking a second and final term. Sidi
Sudan no closer to peace as another breached ceasefire ends
The Sudanese capital was again under fire Wednesday, after the latest breached ceasefire between warring generals ended without any sign of an end to more than two months of war. Already on Tuesday evening, an
Somalie : attaque contre une base militaire au début du retrait des forces de l’UA
Les islamistes radicaux shebab ont attaqué mercredi une base militaire à 450 kilomètres à l’ouest de la capitale somalienne Mogadiscio, ont annoncé la police et des témoins, alors que la force de l’Union africaine en
Tombouctou s’interroge sur l’avenir sans la Minusma
La mission de l’ONU inspire des sentiments partagés à un certain nombre de Tombouctiens. Certains la verront partir sans regret ni inquiétude malgré la proximité des jihadistes, d’autres redoutent cette perspective notamment à cause de
Le Togo renforce son armée contre la menace djihadiste
La menace djihadiste s’étend au Golfe de Guinée. Le Togo déjà visé par des attaques, achète des armes aux Etats-Unis, au Royaume-Uni, mais aussi à la Russie. Avec 126 kilomètres de frontière avec le Burkina
Kenya steps up efforts to counter Al-Shabaab infiltration
The Kenya Defence Forces [KDF] have stepped up efforts to secure the country following increasing cases of Al-Shabaab, with top Generals now visiting various formations to motivate them in the fight against the group which
A more humane approach is needed at the Egypt-Sudan border
Egypt has responded to Sudanese seeking refuge with hostility, closing its borders and imposing visa restrictions. Only a more compassionate response can prevent a humanitarian crisis, write Abdullahi Halakhe and Jehanne Henry. When Asma, her
ISIS In Africa (Chad, Cameroon, Niger, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, Mozambique): Targeting Christians – Killing, Beheading, Murdering Priests And Nuns, Burning Churches, Health Clinics, And Homes – As The World Is Largely Silent – WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT
Table of Contents Preface by MEMRI Vice President Amb. Alberto Fernandez: “Christians Bleeding” – The Jihadi War Against Africa’s Christians Background: Islamic Religious Punishments In Iraq And Syria, The Emergence Of ISIS, And The Dissemination
Stepping into focus: Africa, BRICS, and the war in Ukraine
The upcoming 2023 BRICS Summit in South Africa and the recent trip to Kyiv and Moscow by a peace delegation of African leaders raise the question: What are African expectations around these international appearances? How
The Dark World Of Jihadist Propaganda Channels On Telegram
Ansaru, the Al-Qaeda-affiliated terror group based in Nigeria, is able to share propaganda materials, radicalise members, and connect with similar organisations in other parts of the world through Telegram bot accounts and chat rooms. Following