Comme chaque semaine, le Brief de Jeune Afrique revient sur l’actualité de ces derniers jours : la résolution de l’ONU, 50 ans après la Marche verte, la crise du carburant qui paralyse le Mali, la
What does America want from Nigeria?, By Simbo Olorunfemi
Whatever the true interest of America is, through strategic engagement, this can be negotiated and resolved to the mutual benefit of both parties. Sometime in 2004, reports emerged of plans by the US Navy to
Metal scrap sourced from Syria and Libya’s wars feeds Turkey’s steel industry
Tainted metal scrap sourced from conflict zones can ultimately become finished steel used by some of Europe’s top firms. The Syrian Investigative Reporting for Accountability Journalism Association (SIRAJ) and El País co-published a set of
All Die Na Die: At The Heart Of Nigeria’s Soot Problem
Dark Skies The sun is not out today. The sun has not been out for days on Eagle Island. Surrounded by black water and dark skies, Eagle Island in the south of Port Harcourt, Rivers
Who are JNIM, the group menacing Bamako and probing Nigeria?
The Al-Qaeda-linked fighters fuse insurgency with economic warfare, extending a conflict that spills across borders. The jihadi group JNIM has been active in the Sahel for almost a decade. It recently caught the world’s attention
Analysis: Islamic State redoubles call for jihad in Sudan, urges foreign fighters to migrate
As news of more mass atrocities committed by the United Arab Emirates-backed Rapid Support Forces (RSF) circulates, the Islamic State has again called for jihad in Sudan. In this week’s Al Naba newsletter, the global
Jihadists Bring Another State to Verge of Collapse
A jihadist group linked to Al-Qaeda is bringing the West African country of Mali near collapse as its forces largely control rural areas and are strangling fuel supplies to the capital, Bamako. It raises the
Lake Chad Basin: repeated flooding weakens an already stricken region
Lake Chad Basin: repeated flooding weakens an already stricken region Better water retention infrastructure would enable communities to withstand the region’s many security and developmental challenges. The Lake Chad Basin faces multiple challenges, including Boko
‘Mines and protests’: Niger’s uranium nationalisation shakes indebted France
For years, France choreographed the politics of the Sahel with soldiers and secret deals. Today, the tables have turned For half a century, Niger’s plains fed France’s atomic dreams. The uranium pulled from the ground
Families gunned down, held at ransom as they flee Darfur’s killing fi…
Families gunned down as they huddled for safety. Young children weeping over their mother’s body in the desert. Doctors seized for ransom and executed. Such are the stories trickling out of El Fashir, the Sudanese