A new study from Europe provides insight into how migrants lock and smuggling is working in Libya. Not only local rulers are involved, Russian interests are also involved. Since the fall of the Assad regime
As Aid Groups are Expelled, Libya Remains a Key Player on Migration
Libyan authorities recently ordered ten international aid organizations to suspend their operations and close offices in the country, accusing them of providing humanitarian assistance to help resettle African migrants in “a plot” to change the
Worsening Tensions Between Algeria & The Sahelian Alliance Put Russia In A Predictable Dilemma
It was impossible in retrospect for Russia to balance between them given their diametrically opposed views on the Tuareg issue, which each regards as integral to their respective national security interests, thus compelling Russia to
The IMF’s Bottomless Bottom-Line Cruelty
How the IMF & the World Bank—in the name of progress—succeed in keeping poor countries poor. Everyone knows there are many extremely poor countries in the world, but people rarely talk about why. These nations
Le régime ukrainien cherche à déstabiliser l’Afrique centrale
Après le Sahel et le Moyen-Orient, les services liés au régime kiévien cherchent à s’étendre dans la partie centrale du continent africain, en vue de soutenir des groupes extrémistes. Le tout avec le soutien des
UPDATED: Boko Haram: Eight people killed, 21 injured in bomb explosion
The explosion occurred at a busy highway linking Maiduguri and Damboa local government areas with the southern part of Borno State. At least eight people were killed on Saturday when an improvised explosive device (IED)
Boko Haram/ISWAP Resurgence in Lake Chad Region Sparks Alarm
A renewed campaign of terror is sweeping Borno State and parts of the Lake Chad region, with insurgents deploying drones and satellite tech to strike communities and military outposts. The extremist groups are also escalating
Turkey Signs Onshore Oil Exploration Deal with Somalia Amid Security Concerns
Turkey and Somalia have signed a new onshore oil and gas exploration agreement, granting Turkey’s state-run energy firm rights to conduct seismic surveys across three land blocks in Somalia, officials said on Thursday. The deal,
Somalia: Puntland Forces Deal Crushing Blow to ISIS in Cal-Miskaad Mountains
The Puntland counterterrorism unit continues to inflict severe losses on the ISIS militants, with the operation entering the fourth month — notably with undeniable victories throughout the operations. The forces confirmed the killing of several
Scores killed, injured in North Darfur market shelling
Heavy artillery shelling by paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on a crowded market in Sudan’s North Darfur state killed and injured at least 15 people on Thursday, the state’s health minister said, although a local