Two African Union soldiers were killed and a third one injured by an al-Shabab mortar attack Sunday on their base inside the perimeters of Mogadishu’s international airport. A statement by the head of the African
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At a large intersection in central Mekelle, the capital of Ethiopia’s Tigray region, Asmelash Mariam waits cautiously for a speeding blue bajaj to let him cross. The 28-year-old walks with a limp, but eases his
Chad threatens to withdraw from multinational security force
Chad’s interim President Mahamat Idriss Deby has threatened to withdraw the Central African country from a multinational security force, which he said had failed in its task of tackling insurgent groups in the Lake Chad
Mystery surrounds detention of Wagner Group operative in Chad
A shadowy Russian political operator with close ties to the notorious Wagner Group and its late founder Yevgeny Prigozhin is detained in Chad on unexplained charges, adding a fresh chapter to his long career of
Nigerian Air Force bombs terrorists frustrating repairs of Shiroro-Kaduna transmission line
Our reporter identified at least 12 communities in Niger and Kaduna states where sustained terror activities may hinder the full restoration of power. Nigerian Air Force on Monday said it bombed terrorists trying to hinder
The Regional Security Imperative to Protect the Congo Basin
Unregulated logging of the Congo Basin rainforests threatens to undercut the livelihoods of millions of households in the region, empower transnational organized criminal networks, and dramatically accelerate global warming. Highlights Known as the planet’s “second
Iran’s help has transformed Yemen’s Houthi rebels into a potent military force, UN experts say
Yemen’s Houthi rebels have been transformed from a local armed group with limited capabilities to a powerful military organization with support from Iran, Iraqi armed groups, Lebanon’s Hezbollah militants and others, U.N. experts said in
L’importance stratégique de la localité de Kamandi-Gite, occupée par le M23
L’occupation de Kamandi Gîte et de Vitshumbi dans le territoire de Lubero par le M23 permet aux rebelles d’exercer une influence sur le contrôle du trafic sur le lac Édouard et leur offre la possibilité
Région du lac Tchad: Ndjamena menace de se retirer de la Force multinationale mixte luttant contre le terrorisme
Le Tchad menace de se retirer de la Force multinationale mixte (FMM), formée de cinq pays et chargée de lutter contre les groupes jihadistes dans la région du lac Tchad. Dans un communiqué publié le
Mozambique : nouveaux affrontements après une présidentielle contestée
Depuis le scrutin du 24 octobre, 11 personnes sont mortes dans des manifestations, selon plusieurs ONG. De nouveaux affrontements ont opposé samedi 2 novembre la police et des manifestants dans plusieurs villes du Mozambique, où