Insurgents fund their activities through stealing cows – making it more difficult to address organised crime and terrorism. In Africa, transnational cattle rustling – the forceful theft of livestock for illicit commercial gain – is
Somalie : L’armée élimine 30 membres d’Al-Shabab lors de récentes opérations
Selon une annonce du ministère de la défense, au moins 30 membres du groupe terroriste Al-Shabab ont été tués lors de plusieurs opérations menées par l’armée somalienne. Le porte-parole du ministère, Aboukar Mohamed, a précisé
Soudan: l’UE sanctionne quatre nouveaux responsables de l’armée et des FSR
L’Union européenne accentue la pression sur les responsables de la guerre au Soudan. Ce lundi 16 décembre, Bruxelles a ajouté les noms de quatre nouveaux individus à sa liste des personnes placées sous sanctions. Tenus
Au Mali, l’armée dit avoir capturé une figure du groupe Etat islamique
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
Under siege in Léré, the latest Malian town cut off by jihadists
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
At least 7 killed in Mali attack
The ‘terrorist attack’ in Segue village killed a relative of a cleric and six other men, the diocese of the Mopti region said. At least seven people were killed Sunday, December 16, in an attack
In Niger, 39 villagers killed in a double attack by suspected jihadists near Burkina Faso
The ‘barbaric acts’ saw 21 people killed in Libiri and 18 in Kokorou, including children, the defense ministry said, and took place from December 12 to 14. Thirty-nine people have been killed in two attacks
One of Libya’s main refineries shut down after fighting
One of Libya’s main refineries in the west has been shut down after clashes between local armed groups erupted early Sunday and caused fires on infrastructure, state oil company NOC said. Several tanks at the
CIVILIAN MILITIAS IN MALI, NIGER, AND MOZAMBIQUE: ELIMINATING OR EXACERBATING VIOLENT EXTREMISM?
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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