NAIROBI, Kenya – The Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabaab intensified attacks in Northern Frontier Districts [NFD] within the Republic of Kenya, even with concerted efforts to dismember the terrorists who control large swathes of rural central and southern
Armed group kills peacekeeper in Central African Republic, UN says
An unidentified armed group attacked a U.N. peacekeeping patrol Monday in the Central African Republic, killing a peacekeeper from Rwanda, the United Nations said. U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said initial reports indicated the U.N. patrol
Sudan Military Intelligence continues to detain critical voices
Critical voices and political opponents of the Sudanese army, including a sheikh who called for peace, face detentions throughout Sudan at the hands of Military Intelligence or security forces. Detainees have been accused of supporting
IntelBrief: Al-Shabaab Shows No Signs of Decline in East Africa
The government of Somalia announced that 43 al-Shabaab fighters, including two high-level commanders, were killed in an airstrike by the Somali National Army (SNA) in the Lower Juba region on June 19th. On June 13th
Egypt to Host Summit of Sudan’s Neighbors as Fighting Continues
Egypt said on Sunday it would host a summit of Sudan’s neighbors on July 13 to discuss ways to end a 12-week conflict between rival Sudanese military factions that has triggered a major humanitarian crisis
Gunmen have killed 24 villagers in latest attack in Nigeria’s hard-hit north
Gunmen killed 24 villagers in a remote part of north-central Nigeria, authorities said on Sunday, raising further concerns about the West African nation’s ongoing security challenges. The gunmen arrived at the Akpuuna village in Benue
What Future for UN Peacekeeping in Africa after Mali Shutters Its Mission?
At Bamako’s request, the UN Security Council has begun drawing down the UN peacekeeping operation in Mali. In this Q&A, Crisis Group experts Richard Gowan and Daniel Forti explore the implications for blue helmet missions
Soudan : après un raid de l’armée de l’air à Khartoum, l’ONU craint une “guerre civile totale”
Alors que les affrontements entre l’armée et les paramilitaires entrent dans leur douzième semaine au Soudan, une frappe aérienne a fait au moins une vingtaine de morts et des dizaines de blessés à Omdourman, dans
Burkina Faso : vingt-deux civils tués, dont vingt supplétifs de l’armée, dans des attaques djihadistes présumées
Deux attaques ont eu lieu vendredi, dans le nord et l’ouest du pays, pris depuis 2015 dans une spirale de violences djihadistes qui s’intensifient. Vingt-deux civils, dont vingt supplétifs de l’armée, ont été tués, vendredi
Sudan rejects African peace bid and ‘enemy’ peacekeeping force
Khartoum instead welcomes an upcoming summit held by Egypt, widely seen as closer to the army than the rival Rapid Support Forces. Sudan’s army-aligned foreign ministry has rejected a regional summit proposal to consider deploying