For the second time within a week, the US Africa Command has confirmed firing drones in Al-Shabaab villages within Somalia, with the latest killing of three Al-Shabaab commanders in interior parts of Jubaland where the
Burkina: 2 civilians and 50 “terrorists” killed in an attack in the north
Two civilians and 50 “terrorists” were killed on Wednesday during a “complex ambush” against the military escort of a food convoy in northern Burkina Faso, the army general staff said in a statement on Thursday.
’73 ISWAP fighters’ surrender to troops in Borno
No fewer than 73 fighters of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) including their family members have surrendered to the troops of sector 1, operation Hadin Kai, in Borno. Zagazola Makama disclosed that a
Uganda says 54 African Union peacekeepers killed in Somalia by al-Shabaab militants
Death toll one of heaviest since pro-government forces launched offensive against jihadists last August Fifty-four Ugandan peacekeepers died when militants besieged an African Union base in Somalia last week, Uganda’s president, Yoweri Museveni, has said,
Actively Pursuing Marginalization
In an interview, Amr Adly and Hamza Meddeb discuss why Egypt’s and Tunisia’s debt crises have reshaped their geopolitics. Hamza Meddeb is a research fellow at the Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center in
China’s Middle Eastern Moment
In an interview, Abdullah Baabood discusses Beijing’s evolving role in the Gulf region, where its priority is stability. Abdullah Baabood is a nonresident scholar at the Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center. He holds
Burundi Fears Russia’s Geopolitical Confrontation In Africa – OpEd
Late May, the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov made a stopover in Bujumbura, capital of Burundi, among others. Lavrov has been making frequent with travels to Africa, pushing an anti-Western fight intended to partition Africa.
UN Needs $214 Million To Aid Surge Of Sudan Refugees In Chad
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees needs emergency donations following the rising number of Sudanese refugees arriving in Chad as the number fleeing the conflict there passes 100,000. There has been a surge of
Families Can’t Reach Relatives As Internet Is Shut Down In Senegal
The government of Macky Sall announced it was temporarily cutting off access to the internet in Senegal in an attempt to quell riots that have erupted over the president’s plan to stand in next year’s
Fresh Call For Protests In Senegal
Following recent unrest in Senegal that has left some 16 people dead and over 500 arrested, protesters have made another call for a three-day intense protest across the country. Calls have gone out for three