South Sudanese refugees in Ethiopia face an imminent “health catastrophe”, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said Friday, citing a cholera epidemic and cases of severe acute malnutrition. South Sudan, the world’s youngest country after gaining independence
Africa File, May 22, 2025: SAF Advances Across Sudan Despite RSF Drone Strikes
Key Takeaways: Sudan. The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) have made incremental progress against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in several areas of Sudan since mid-May despite RSF counterattacks and the RSF’s drone campaign against Port
Somalia: Puntland Announces Death of Senior ISIS Facilitator in Cal-Miskaad Mountains
Authorities in Somalia’s northeastern Federal State of Puntland have announced the killing of a senior ISIS operative, identified as Ahmed Muse Said, in an operation carried out in the Cal-Miskaad mountains. In an official statement
Sudan Army Says Khartoum State ‘Completely Free’ Of Paramilitaries
The Sudanese army said on Tuesday it had dislodged rival paramilitaries from their last positions in Omdurman, part of the Sudanese capital, securing all of Khartoum state nearly two months after recapturing the capital’s centre.
Mali: une vingtaine de personnes disparues après une opération de l’armée à Diafarabé, dans le centre du pays
Au Mali, une centaine de personnes ont manifesté mardi 13 et mercredi 14 mai à Diafarabé, dans le centre du pays. Une manière de protester après la disparition d’une vingtaine de personnes à la suite
RSF forced exodus from Sudan’s Zamzam leaves Tawila ‘desperate’
Tawila has seen a dramatic influx of internally displaced persons following the storming of the Zamzam refugee camp by the RSF. The town of Tawila in North Darfur has become a major refuge for displaced
Stability Holds In Mauritania As Jihadists Ravage Sahel
One evening in December 2011, five armed men arrived in a vehicle, fired at the Mauritanian gendarmerie post at Adel Begrou, and kidnapped a gendarme before escaping across the nearby border into Mali. It was
Mali dissolves all political parties as opposition figures disappear
Mali’s military government has shut down all political parties and banned their activities across the country. Anyone who disobeys the order faces sanctions. The announcement was made on state television on Tuesday. It followed an
Au Mali, la junte militaire suspend les partis et les associations politiques
Protestant contre leur possible dissolution, une centaine de partis avaient manifesté samedi 3 mai pour le « retour rapide à l’ordre constitutionnel » après les coups d’Etat de 2020 et 2021. Un décret signé par
Port-Soudan à nouveau ciblé par des drones
De nouvelles attaques ont visé des régions de l’est et du sud du Soudan tenues par l’armée, jusqu’à récemment épargnées par la guerre face aux FSR. Devant cette « escalade majeure », le secrétaire général