In 2024, a United Nations monitoring team reported that the relationship between Somalia’s al-Shabaab terrorist group and Yemen’s Houthi rebels was “transactional or opportunistic, and not ideological.” In a 2025 report, the U.N. said those
Nigerian Navy cracks down on oil theft, arrests 76 vessels in two years
The Nigerian Navy has arrested 76 vessels and at least 242 suspects in anti-oil theft operations, and destroyed more than 800 illegal refining sites during a two-year crackdown, it said on Thursday. Rampant oil theft
Kabila’s Return to the DRC: Africa File Special Edition
Key Takeaway: Former Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) President Joseph Kabila has reentered Congolese politics to capitalize on the eastern DRC crisis and regain power by positioning himself as the leader of a broad
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Somalia does not currently produce any oil or gas. It relies on imported petroleum products. The country does not have operational refineries. There was once a refinery in Mogadishu, but like anything Somali, it collapsed
Al-Shabaab Weapons Store Destroyed in Somalia
The Somali National Army (SNA) has destroyed a suspected Al-Shabaab weapon store in central regions, following a sophisticated operation launched by the military within Adan Yabaal district, which is largely under the militants. The two
A confidential brief urges the ICC to investigate Wagner’s promotion of atrocities in West Africa
The International Criminal Court has been asked to review a confidential legal report arguing that the Russia-linked Wagner Group has committed war crimes by spreading images of apparent atrocities in West Africa on social media,
Israel-Iran conflict: Then Nigerian connection, By Dakuku Peterside
In the unfolding drama between Tehran and Tel Aviv, Nigeria may feel tremors in its markets and society, but it must direct its fate by using any temporary gains to build enduring foundations, rather than
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Publié le 23 juin, le rapport annuel de l’évaluation des cybermenaces africaines par Interpol indique une augmentation « jusqu’à 3 000 % dans certains pays africains » des alertes aux escroqueries en ligne présumées. Escroqueries
Les mercenaires de Wagner au cœur d’un nouveau rapport accablant transmis au procureur de la CPI
Des journalistes de l’agence Associated Press ont pu consulter le document qui accuse des mercenaires présumés du groupe paramilitaire russe d’avoir partagé sur le réseau Telegram des vidéos d’exactions contre des civils dans différents pays
Cameroonian Soldiers Enticed To Fight For Russia In Ukraine
Regardless of whether Awamo Mitterrand was tricked or coerced into enlisting in the Russian Army, he was sent to the front lines in Ukraine and killed in battle on February 26, his body abandoned by