Many around the world closely followed the plight last week of five wealthy men who went missing aboard a Titanic-bound submersible. Meanwhile, researchers at the United Nations’ International Organization for Migration (IOM) updated the number
Exclusive: Islamists wield hidden hand in Sudan conflict, military sources say
Thousands of men who worked as intelligence operatives under former president Omar al-Bashir and have ties to his Islamist movement are fighting alongside the army in Sudan’s war, three military sources and one intelligence source
At Least 13 Mali Civilians Killed by ‘Jihadists’: Local Politicians
At least 13 civilians have been killed by suspected jihadists in chronically unstable northern Mali, elected officials who requested anonymity said on Wednesday. “The provisional toll is now 13 dead, a dozen wounded and hundreds
La Russie continuera d’opérer en Centrafrique, avec ou sans Wagner
La Russie continuera d’opérer en Centrafrique, avec le groupe Wagner qui combat actuellement la rébellion au côté de l’armée, ou un autre contingent, a affirmé lundi un haut responsable de la présidence de cet Etat
The Defense Post pointe l’expansion de l’influence iranienne en Afrique
Pendant des décennies, la République islamique d’Iran s’est engagée dans des confrontations asymétriques avec des rivaux régionaux au Moyen-Orient, étendant son influence en soutenant des groupes terroristes tels le Hezbollah libanais et les Houtis avec
Migration: les Européens en quête d’un accord avec la Tunisie
Deux semaines après l’un des pires naufrages d’un bateau de migrants en Méditerranée, les dirigeants européens discutent jeudi à Bruxelles de la finalisation d’un accord avec la Tunisie destiné notamment à empêcher ces traversées et
Les gardes-côtes tunisiens mis en cause dans le naufrage de migrants subsahariens
Des moteurs confisqués, des canots laissés à la dérive, des manœuvres dangereuses provoquant la panique à bord… Les témoignages faisant état des pratiques violentes des gardes-côtes tunisiens à l’encontre des migrants qui tentent de rejoindre
Illegal organ trade is more sophisticated than one might think – who’s behind it and how it could be controlled
Every now and then the trade in human organs makes national, even international, news. In March 2023, a Nigerian politician, his wife and a medical middleman were found guilty of an organ-trafficking plot after they
Migrant numbers are rising: conflict, climate and harassment are forcing tens of millions to leave their homes
The number of forcibly displaced people increased to 108 million in 2022 and is expected to reach 117 million by the end of 2023, according to the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR). Of these, just
Wagner debacle in Russia raises red flags for African states and how they manage their security
The brief rebellion led against the Kremlin by the head of the Wagner mercenary forces in Russia last week sent shock waves across the world. This was no less true in Africa, where some countries