Des unités militaires engagées dans la région de Ménaka, dans le nord-est du pays, auraient capturé Ahmad Ag Ditta, « un chef de premier plan de l’EIGS ». L’armée malienne a affirmé lundi 16 décembre

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Jihadist militants have imposed a strict blockade on the Malian city of Léré, severely disrupting vital supply routes and movement in the Timbuktu region. The tactic is not new, with similar sieges disrupting towns in
CIVILIAN MILITIAS IN MALI, NIGER, AND MOZAMBIQUE: ELIMINATING OR EXACERBATING VIOLENT EXTREMISM?
Somalia pulls troops out of Lower Juba after clashes with Jubbaland forces
Somalia said on Thursday it had pulled federal troops out of the southwestern Lower Juba region, after clashes with local forces from Jubbaland state which has broken off ties with the central government.Heavy fighting broke

Crisis in Sudan: War, Famine, and a Failing Global Response
ADRE, CHAD: A man wields a whip for crowd control as refugees wait to receive food. As starvation spreads in Sudan, its military is blocking food aid from coming into the country. Ivor Prickett/The New

‘Sudan-Eritrea military alliance risks igniting tribal conflict’
Sudan’s Sovereignty Council leader and Commander-in-chief of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), Lt Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan, concluded a one-day visit on Tuesday to Eritrea’s capital, Asmara, amid escalating turmoil in Sudan. El Burhan, accompanied

Sudanese anti-war coalition grapples with reform demands at Uganda meeting
A major Sudanese anti-war coalition will convene in Uganda this week for critical meetings amid internal discord and growing pressure to establish a government in exile. The Tagadum coalition, formed in October 2023 to unite

Drone strikes by Mali’s military regime kill 8 Tuareg leaders in the country’s north
Drone strikes by Mali’s military regime killed eight Tuareg rebel leaders in the town of Tinzaouatine in the north of the country, a rebel spokesman said Sunday. It was the first time since the start

Soudan du Sud : tirs nourris à la résidence de l’ex-chef des renseignements
Une fusillade a eu lieu jeudi à Juba, capitale du Soudan du Sud, à la résidence du puissant ex-chef des services de renseignements récemment limogé, selon une source militaire, des médias faisant état d’une tentative

Propaganda Machine: l’offensive de la Russie contre l’information au Sahel
Après avoir tenté un temps de dissimuler ses opérations d’influence en Afrique, la Russie joue désormais carte sur table. Au Sahel, véritable laboratoire des opérations de désinformation russes, les agents d’influence de Moscou ne lésinent