The head of the military junta that seized power in Mali in 2020 promoted himself Wednesday to the rank of army general with special title: Colonel Assimi Goita of the land army, the highest military
Nigeria’s lithium ambition is getting an unexpected boost
Nigeria’s ambition to build a value-added supply chain for critical minerals including lithium is getting a significant boost from an unlikely source: an e-marketplace startup. Sabi, the Lagos-headquartered business-to-business e-commerce company focused on the informal
East Africa: Egypt-Ethiopia Hostilities Are Playing Out in the Horn – the Risk of New Proxy Wars Is High
Egypt recently deepened its involvement in the war-weary Horn of Africa by arming Somalia and deploying its troops in the embattled country. To Ethiopia’s growing alarm, Egypt is also set to join the multinational force
Islamic Militias in the Central African Republic
The Central African Republic is a tragic case of what happens when Islamic radicals take over a nation. The UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) and government security forces have
Les troupes françaises ont-elles réellement quitté la Côte d’ivoire ?
La France et la Côte d’Ivoire discutent actuellement du retrait progressif du 43e Bataillon de Marines (43e BIMa) basé à Port-Boué. Cette décision, annoncée par le général Pascal Ianni, commandant des forces françaises en Afrique,
Bas-Uele : au moins 3 civils tués lors d’une incursion des rebelles de la Seleka à Banda
La société civile de la province du Bas-Uélé, a affirmé, vendredi 11 octobre, qu’au moins trois personnes ont été tuées et plusieurs autres personnes prises en otage par des rebelles centrafricains de la Seleka dans
Somalie : l’Égypte va déployer des troupes pour lutter contre les shebabs
La Somalie affirme que l’Égypte a proposé de déployer des troupes de maintien de la paix dans ce pays de la Corne de l’Afrique, dans le cadre d’un partenariat de sécurité qui se met en
With roads often blocked by rebels in Congo, boats — the only alternative — have become death traps
The overcrowded boat that capsized in eastern Congo last week killed eight members of Serge Nzonga’s family along with 70 others. Days later, he was back on the same route that claimed their lives in
South Sudan holdout groups to sign peace deal next month
The parties to the South Sudan high-level mediation in Nairobi, often referred to as the hold-out groups, are expected to sign the final agreement in November following the completion of nine protocols touching on key
Over 500 Sudanese killed in air strikes
Emergency Lawyers condemned the continued aerial bombardment by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) forces on areas occupied by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in El Gezira, Sennar, White Nile state, North Kordofan, and West and