The ‘barbaric acts’ saw 21 people killed in Libiri and 18 in Kokorou, including children, the defense ministry said, and took place from December 12 to 14. Thirty-nine people have been killed in two attacks

Turkey’s Erdogan offers to mediate between Sudan and the UAE
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a telephone call with Sudan’s military leader on Friday and offered to mediate to resolve tensions with the United Arab Emirates, according to the Turkish leader’s office. The offer

West Africa regional bloc approves exit timeline for 3 coup-hit member states
West Africa’s regional bloc ECOWAS approved Sunday an exit timeline for three coup-hit nations after a nearly yearlong process of mediation to avert the unprecedented disintegration of the grouping. In a first in the 15-nation

West Africa regional bloc sets up court for crimes under dictatorship in Gambia
West Africa’s regional bloc ECOWAS on Sunday approved setting up a special court to try crimes committed in Gambia during its military dictatorship. The landmark decision was announced at the summit of regional heads of

The Horn Of Africa States: Somalis Know – OpEd
Somalia was a self-sufficient country in food until at least the late 1970s, when intervention of the IMF and the World Bank in the early 1980s reversed the trend and turned the country into a

Somaliland And Its Case For Statehood – OpEd
Recently, whispers of Somaliland’s impending recognition as an independent state have grown louder. Credible assertions are rife that the incoming administration in the US is not opposed to extending acknowledgment of this self-declared republic. Such

The Horn Of Africa States: An Ethio-Somali Rapprochement – OpEd
December 11th, 2024, was another historic day for the Horn of Africa States region. It was the day the Ankara Declaration was announced by the Turkish Government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan with respect to

North Darfur: 80+ killed and injured in El Fasher assault
The Ministry of Health in North Darfur reported that 15 people were killed, and 64 others injured, in El Fasher on Wednesday, following artillery shelling by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Shelling also resumed on

Niger junta suspends BBC accusing it of ‘spreading false news’ in coverage of attack
Niger’s ruling junta suspended the BBC for three months over the broadcaster’s coverage of an extremist attack that allegedly killed dozens of Nigerien soldiers and civilians, authorities said Thursday. “BBC broadcasts false information aimed at

Mali: Atrocities By The Army And Wagner Group, Says HRW
Mali’s armed forces, supported by the Russia-backed Wagner Group, and Islamist armed groups have committed serious abuses against civilians since the withdrawal of the United Nations peacekeeping mission, MINUSMA, from the country a year ago,