What’s new? As jihadist groups in the Sahel move southward, Côte d’Ivoire has beefed up its security deployment in the north and rolled out a range of social projects to alleviate poverty and youth unemployment. Militant
Sudan: Talks suspended, and War Keep on going.
A disastrous different consequences resulted from – though still- the ongoing military conflict in Sudan since mid of last April. The marathonic negotiations internally and internationally led by regional and other states with no avail
Casualty Figures Show Africa Is Centre Of Islamic State Operations
The number of people the Islamic State claims it killed in Africa in two weeks of the last month is more than the number it claims to have killed in the rest of the world
Niger coup: West African military chiefs meet to discuss response
Military leaders from the ECOWAS bloc are meeting Thursday in Ghana. They have previously ordered the creation of a ‘standby force to restore constitutional order’ in Niger. West African military chiefs are set to meet
Boko Haram ethnic factions battle, kill 82 in Borno
An inter-ethnic clash among Boko Haram fighters occurred in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State, according to local and security sources living in Baga and areas along Lake Chad fringes. In a report by
Over 100 terrorists massacred in power struggle, infighting
More than 100 terrorists belonging to terrorist group of the Islamic State, West Africa Province (ISWAP) and the Bomo Haram terrorist group have been massacred in the last 7 days as a result of infighting
Why Somalia is delaying phase II of Al-Shabaab crackdown
The federal government of Somalia may delay planned operations against Al-Shabaab militants due to inadequate preparations and lack of confirmation from frontline nations whether they will participate in the crackdown or not, several months after
Cross-Border Showdown: Haftar’s Forces Launch Airborne Assault on Chadian Rebel Stronghold
In a dramatic escalation of the ongoing conflict in Libya and its neighboring countries, Libyan troops loyal to eastern strongman Khalifa Haftar have initiated an airborne assault on a Chadian rebel headquarters situated in the
West African Bloc Scraps Crisis Meeting on Niger Coup
West African leaders deferred a crisis meeting due on Saturday on dealing with the coup in Niger after approving the deployment of a “standby force to restore constitutional order” as soon as possible. The Economic
Niger, la bataille de l’uranium
La course effrénée aux matières premières a remis au goût du jour le nucléaire. L’uranium du Niger, 4ème producteur mondial, il y a peu uniquement exploité par la société française Areva, est devenu un enjeu