Nouakchott — Obvious, that very complex question is now more frequently raised than ever before. It calls for an answer. Ten years of wars – with international forces support – deaths, injuries, displacements and budgets
Burkina Faso: Sahel – Gold Mining and Terrorism
For a decade, gold exploitation, legal or illegal and official or informal, has known a speedy expansion throughout the Sahel. Its actors are numerous and range from Canadian and Russian multinationals to small informal local
Africa Seeks Greater Flexibility For Delivery Of Russian Agricultural Products – OpEd
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and the Comoro Islands Azali Assoumani (who now holds the rotating presidency of the African Union) together with four African leaders plan an early June special working visit to meet
Understanding The ‘Unknown Gunmen’ Who Attacked A US Convoy In Nigeria – Analysis
On May 16, gunmen attacked an advance convoy of the United States mission in Nigeria as it traveled through a rural part of Anambra state in the country’s southeast. The gunmen killed four people—two Nigerians
Nigeria: How UK Special Forces Have Been Operating Secretly in Nigeria – Report
A report has revealed that the British Special Air Service and the European country’s other special forces have carried out operations clandestinely in Nigeria and 18 other nations for the past 12 years. This was
Russia Needs To Go Beyond Signing Agreements With Sub-Saharan African Countries – OpEd
Russia plans to hold the second Russia-Africa summit in July 2023. Sergey Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, indicated in a message mid-June last year, a few months after starting the ‘special
African Migrants Dream Of America, But The Road Is Strewn With Corpses
The journey through South and Central America to the US border is long and arduous. Thousands of people who try it are missing, presumed dead. But for some Africans, the race to reach a new
New EAC force commander assumes office in DRC
Kenya’s new commander of the East African Community Regional Force (EACRF) Maj-Gen Alphaxard Muthuri Kiugu has taken up his role in Goma, providing some certainty to the mission whose initial head was redeployed. His entry
Burkina: demonstration for “more security” after an attack
Several hundred people demonstrated Thursday in Nouna, a major city in western Burkina Faso, plagued by jihadist violence, to demand more security after the death of six residents on Tuesday, residents told AFP. “Hundreds of
Un médecin australien libéré 7 ans après son enlèvement au Burkina Faso
Kenneth Elliott et son épouse avaient été enlevés par des jihadistes liés à Al-Qaïda en janvier 2016. Sa femme Jocelyn avait été libérée le mois suivant. Un médecin australien de 88 ans, Kenneth Elliott, a