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,
Soudan: le procureur de la CPI accuse Ali Kushayb, ex-chef janjawid, de crimes commis «avec enthousiasme»
Le procès Ali Mohammad Ali Abdelramane, dit Ali Kushayb, jugé notamment pour des crimes contre l’humanité et des crimes de guerre commis dans la région du Darfour en 2003 et 2004, lors de la guerre
Dix soldats nigériens tués dans une “attaque terroriste” près du Burkina Faso
Nouvelle attaque jihadiste meurtrière au Niger: 10 soldats ont été tués dans l’Ouest, près de la frontière avec le Burkina Faso, quelques jours après une offensive contre un convoi de civils qui avait fait 21
Islamic State Claims Web of Attacks Across Africa
The terrorist group said it attacked military and civilian positions in Nigeria, Niger Republic, Mozambique, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and Mali, revealing the group’s sustained influence in Africa despite global efforts to curtail