The United States is sharpening its counterterrorism focus on Somalia, going after increasingly high-profile targets linked to a resurgence of the Islamic State terror group from its base in the Horn of Africa. U.S. officials
The Horn Of Africa States: The Misplaced Modus Operandi Of Regional Foreign Policies – OpEd
Great and regional powers have competed over the region over the past two hundred years with the regional states having not much to say on developments therein. Before then the region was independent and was
Washington dépassé par la vitesse des événements en Afrique
Les éléments proches du régime étasunien reconnaissent progressivement les bouleversements stratégiques en cours sur le continent africain. Néanmoins et suite aux fiascos subis aussi bien par Paris que Washington en Afrique, les éléments occidentaux comptent
Le Français Orano risque de perdre le droit d’exploiter l’uranium de la mine d’Imouraren au Niger
Le pays africain a rejeté le projet de la société nucléaire française de développer ce site. Orano a renoncé à son permis d’exploitation initial pour obtenir un nouveau permis de recherche, testant ainsi une nouvelle
Who Needs an Emir?
The ongoing Emirship tussle in Nigeria begs broader questions about the place of traditional rulership in Africa’s emerging democracies. When, back in 2009, an interviewer asked Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, Governor of the Central Bank of
Aerial drone likely launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels hits ship in the Red Sea
An aerial drone likely launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels struck and damaged a vessel in the Red Sea on Sunday, officials said, the latest attack by the group targeting the vital maritime corridor. The attack
Sudan: The War and Starvation
Sudan has been at civil war for nearly one year since last 15 April 2023 between the Sudanese Army and the paramount militia Rapid Support Forces. The brutality of war has exceeded all conceptions of
Will the Horn Explode?
The announcement made on New Year’s Day that Ethiopia has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Somaliland covering several areas may have created the first major geopolitical risk of the year 2024. There is
Jihadis from Africa’s Sahel have crossed into Nigeria’s north, a new report says. A lot is at stake
Jihadi fighters who had long operated in Africa’s volatile Sahel region have settled in northwestern Nigeria after crossing from neighboring Benin, a report said Wednesday, the latest trend in the militants’ movements to wealthier West
Exclusive: Somalia asks peacekeepers to slow withdrawal, fears Islamist resurgence
Somalia’s government is seeking to slow the withdrawal of African peacekeepers and warning of a potential security vacuum, documents seen by Reuters show, with neighbouring countries fretting that resurgent al Shabaab militants could seize power.