En marge de la visite du secrétaire général adjoint des Nations Unies en charge de sécurité et Paix en Ituri, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, le gouverneur de l’Ituri, lieutenant-général Johny Luboya, estime que cette visite augure un
Crise au Soudan: vers l’escalade?
L’accord de cessez-le-feu, qui avait débuté le 22 mai dernier et qui a pris fin la nuit du 3 au 4 juin, avait permis de diminuer un tout petit peu l’intensité des combats et un
US military kills senior Al-Shabaab commanders in Somalia
For the second time within a week, the US Africa Command has confirmed firing drones in Al-Shabaab villages within Somalia, with the latest killing of three Al-Shabaab commanders in interior parts of Jubaland where the
Burkina: 2 civilians and 50 “terrorists” killed in an attack in the north
Two civilians and 50 “terrorists” were killed on Wednesday during a “complex ambush” against the military escort of a food convoy in northern Burkina Faso, the army general staff said in a statement on Thursday.
’73 ISWAP fighters’ surrender to troops in Borno
No fewer than 73 fighters of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) including their family members have surrendered to the troops of sector 1, operation Hadin Kai, in Borno. Zagazola Makama disclosed that a
Uganda says 54 African Union peacekeepers killed in Somalia by al-Shabaab militants
Death toll one of heaviest since pro-government forces launched offensive against jihadists last August Fifty-four Ugandan peacekeepers died when militants besieged an African Union base in Somalia last week, Uganda’s president, Yoweri Museveni, has said,
Senegal: Protests – More Clashes Erupt As Death Toll Rises
Clashes between supporters of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko and the police have killed at least 15 people. The violence erupted after he was sentenced to two years in prison. Senegalese government officials said on Saturday
Burkina Faso is the world’s ‘most neglected crisis’ as focus remains on Ukraine
Chronic emergencies in Africa are being ignored while Ukraine dominates headlines and receives more funding, says NGO The displacement of 2 million people in Burkina Faso has been named the world’s most neglected crisis, while
U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Warring Sudanese Factions
The measures came a day after Sudan’s military pulled out of peace talks in the Saudi city of Jeddah that aimed to stop the fighting. The United States announced new sanctions on Thursday on two
Egypt’s cautious approach to rapprochement with Iran
Over the past three months, observers have speculated about the restoration of ties between Egypt and Iran. For many, it seemed logical for the Egyptian regime of President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi to follow the Saudi example