Senegal’s democracy has emerged stronger—and with a energetic young president-elect—from the period of uncertainty created by outgoing President Macky Sall’s political maneuvers. After a series of setbacks and doubts as to whether Senegal’s presidential election
UN: Growing fears of rebel attack on Darfur’s El Fasher
Two senior United Nations officials raised the alarm Friday that an attack on the North Darfur capital of El Fasher could be imminent and may trigger a deadly intercommunal conflict across Darfur. “In Darfur, recent
Terrorism is alien to Africa, an imported evil — Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has described terrorism as an imported evil concept that is alien to African society and must be banished. Mr Tinubu said this on Monday at the African High-Level Summit on Counterterrorism in
ANALYSIS: Will Senegal’s new president shake up external relations?
Despite pre-election rhetoric, long-standing principles and regional realities will likely guide international relations. Bassirou Faye’s election as Senegal’s youngest president on 24 March was celebrated domestically and internationally as confirmation of the country’s strong democratic
War on insurgency: Badaru-Abubakar’s silent revolution, By Ahmad Sajoh
Nigeria is certainly not out of the woods but the signs are good and encouraging. Nigeria seems suffused with so much activity that many have not noticed the recent gains made by the military against
Secession? Not a laughing matter!, By Wole Olaoye
As we have seen, high educational attainment is not a foolproof inoculation against this disease. We must resist the temptation of dismissing the farcical breakaway as a mere comic relief. Secession is not a laughing
President Tinubu to open African counter-terrorism summit in Abuja
The counter-summit will provide a platform to review the nature and severity of the threat of terrorism in Africa. President Bola Tinubu will on Monday, April 22, open the African Counter-Terrorism Summit in Abuja. Nigeria,
High-level African counter-terrorism meeting holds in Abuja, Nigeria
Representatives from regional and sub-regional organisations, civil society and various entities of the United Nations will attend the meeting. On Monday, 22 April 2024, the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Amina Mohammed, Under-Secretary-General of
EDITORIAL: Yoruba Nation agitators and the need to curb secessionist tendencies
With the Ibadan security breach, the police and other units of the intelligence community have once more been exposed for their gross incompetence. Secessionists under the aegis of Ominira Yoruba 22 stormed Ibadan and tried
800,000 people in Sudan city in ‘extreme, immediate danger’ – UN
The UN has said nearly 25 million people, half of Sudan’s population, need aid and some 8 million have fled their homes. Some 800,000 people in a Sudanese city are in “extreme and immediate danger”