The fresh hostilities in Ethiopia’s Tigray region come after months of growing animosity between rebel forces and the federal government. Horn of Africa expert Martin Plaut warns of possible regional spillover. Fighting has erupted again

The TPLF fought against against the Ethiopian military from 2020 to 2022 in a conflict that saw hundreds of thousands of civilians killed. A resumption of fighting has sparked fears of another brutal war. Fighting

Key Takeaways: Ethiopia. A recently announced rebel coalition has launched a large-scale offensive against the Ethiopian federal government, which may be the first move in a renewed full-scale war in northern Ethiopia. The rebel offensive

Puntland security officials told Drop Site they expect the U.S. air campaign—and CIA operations—in Somalia to intensify. On September 3, shortly after sunset, U.S. surveillance drones began carrying out reconnaissance missions in two areas of

Key Takeaways:GI-TOC figures cited: West Africa cocaine seizures from 2 metric tons (2018) to more than 30 (2025); fastest-growing criminal market 2019–2025. Analysts: at least a third of cocaine bound for Europe now transits the

Les affrontements se sont intensifiés dans le nord de l’Ethiopie, où l’armée fédérale combat depuis mardi plusieurs groupes armés récemment alliés. Selon un bilan communiqué jeudi par les autorités militaires, 272 combattants rebelles ont été

Les tensions entre les autorités du Tigré et le gouvernement fédéral éthiopien connaissent une nouvelle escalade. Les forces tigréennes ont pris le contrôle de plusieurs infrastructures stratégiques, dont le principal aéroport de la région, à

Terrorism, kidnapping and crumbling roads are combining to choke a trade lifeline linking Cameroon, Chad and Nigeria. Kidnappings, assassinations and other attacks have surged over the past year along Cameroon’s national highway linking the capital

Amnesty International accused M23 rebels in eastern Congo of carrying out abuses and unlawful killings of miners while trafficking critical minerals to neighboring Rwanda, in what it said could amount to war crimes. The Rwanda-backed

Trump & Netanyahu vont renoncer à leur stratégie de bombardement & de tirs de missiles & auront sans doute recours à des alternatives plus meurtrières. Et c’est là matière à inquiétude pour nous tous. Samedi,