Recent efforts to resolve the M23 crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have taken a new turn. After the breakdown of the Angola-led Luanda talks in mid-December 2024, a joint East African

Recent efforts to resolve the M23 crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have taken a new turn. After the breakdown of the Angola-led Luanda talks in mid-December 2024, a joint East African
Le chef militaire du Mali, le général Assimi Goïta, s’est vu accorder par le parlement de transition un mandat présidentiel de cinq ans, renouvelable sans élections. Le chef de la junte, qui a pris le
En République démocratique du Congo, 30 000 Sud-Soudanais ont traversé la frontière ces dernières semaines pour se réfugier en Ituri. Ils ont fui les combats dans leur pays. Aujourd’hui, ils se trouvent dans la chefferie
Al-Qaeda affiliate Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) is the main group behind a surge in militant jihadist attacks sweeping across several West African nations, especially Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. On 1 July, the group
Renewed artillery strikes rocked El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, this morning, as the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) rejected a UN-proposed humanitarian truce. The escalation comes amid reports of hundreds of children succumbing
Key Takeaways: Cameroon. Cameroonian President Paul Biya is facing a split within his ruling coalition amid uncertainty about his plans to run for his eighth, seven-year presidential term in October elections at age 92. The
France handed over to Senegal a military base used by its army on Tuesday, as part of a broader withdrawal of French troops from the west African country. Senegal’s President Bassirou Dioumaye Faye annouced late
China’s regime agnostic diplomacy in Africa—investing in countries irrespective of a government’s adherence to the rule of law—holds inherent risks for Chinese investments and regional stability. China has long hailed its noninterventionist strategy of engaging
China’s expanding security engagements in Africa are part of Beijing’s geostrategic aims to advance its global security posture. The Forum for China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Beijing Action Plan (2025-2027) is notable for containing more security commitments
President Bola Tinubu has urged West African leaders to move beyond fragmentation and missed opportunities, working towards deeper regional integration, collaboration, and shared prosperity. Mr Tinubu, while speaking at the just concluded inaugural West Africa