The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday (26 June) convicted an al-Qaida-linked jihadist who was accused of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity during Islamist militants’ one-year rule over Mali’s Timbuktu in 2012. Al
Nigerian Army deploys 177 officials to Guinea-Bissau for peacekeeping
He said the Nigerian government, through ECOWAS, stood united with the government and people of Guinea-Bissau. The Nigeria Army, on Wednesday, announced the deployment of 177 personnel for a peacekeeping mission in Guinea-Bissau. The Chief
Analysts worried by report of Sahel militants crossing into Nigeria
Regional security analysts are warning Nigerian authorities to take caution following a new report that armed militants operating in Africa’s volatile Sahel region have a found their way into northwest Nigeria through the borders of
Somalie : Transfert de Base de l’ATMIS
La Mission de Transition Africaine en Somalie (ATMIS) a remis hier la base opérationnelle avancée de Ceel Eglow dans la région du Middle Shabelle à l’Armée Nationale Somalienne, marquant ainsi le troisième transfert de base
Le chef djihadiste malien Iyad Ag Ghali visé par un mandat d’arrêt de la CPI
Le patron du GSIM, ennemi numéro un des Occidentaux au Sahel, est recherché pour des crimes commis au début de la guerre du Mali, en 2012 et 2013. La CPI vient d’annoncer qu’elle le recherche
The Horn Of Africa States: Ethiopia’s Undiplomatic Faux Pas – OpEd
It was always clear that Ethiopia’s false historical narrative would one day catch up with it. The country that was Abyssinia and adopted Africa’s historical Greek name of Ethiopia in 1932 currently proves every sunrise
Islamic State in Somalia poses growing threat, US officials say
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