Piments, faux médicaments, carburant, or, armes à feu, et êtres humains, tout cela fait l’objet de trafics via des routes commerciales millénaires qui sillonnent le Sahel. L’ONU et ses partenaires essaient de nouveaux moyens collaboratifs
Une quinzaine de civils tués lors d’une attaque dans l’est du Burkina Faso
Le Burkina Faso a de nouveau été endeuillé dimanche par une attaque de jihadistes présumés qui ont tué une quinzaine de civils, majoritairement des bergers, dans l’est du pays, près du Togo et du Bénin,
L’appel à l’aide des réfugiés tchadiens du Darfour
Plus de 16.000 Tchadiens réfugiés au Darfour, en majorité des femmes et des enfants, sont rentrés au Tchad après avoir fui la guerre au Soudan. Ils appellent au secours les autorités et organisations humanitaires. Nous
Al-Shabaab finance chief killed in Somalia
A senior Al-Shabaab finance officer has been killed in Somalia, officials confirmed, in one of the most dramatic and sophisticated operations which comes days after the second phase of military campaigns against the militants was
Securing Digital Finance in Post-Conflict Central African Republic
The Central African Republic faces many challenges in adopting digital financial solutions, but it can learn from other post-conflict countries and improve its approach. SUMMARYAccess to internet connectivity is very low in the Central African
West Africa: Arms Trafficking From Libya to Niger Is Back in Business
Countries in West Africa need to collaborate to stem the tide of weapons flowing through Niger. Arms and ammunition seizures by security forces in Niger’s Agadez and Tahoua regions between January 2021 and February 2022
West Africa: Sahel – Terrorists, Tribalists and Traffickers?
Nouakchott — Obvious, that very complex question is now more frequently raised than ever before. It calls for an answer. Ten years of wars – with international forces support – deaths, injuries, displacements and budgets
Burkina Faso: Sahel – Gold Mining and Terrorism
For a decade, gold exploitation, legal or illegal and official or informal, has known a speedy expansion throughout the Sahel. Its actors are numerous and range from Canadian and Russian multinationals to small informal local
West Africa: Trafficking in the Sahel – Guns, Gas, and Gold
Chili peppers, fake medicine, fuel, gold, guns, humans, and more are being trafficked via millennia-old trade routes crisscrossing the Sahel, and the UN and partners are trying out new, collaborative ways to thwart those attempting
Foreign Players In Sudan’s Civil War – OpEd
To understand the recent conflict in Sudan between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and how they are supported by regional and foreign powers, one needs to understand