Russia’s bait-and-switch conscription of Africans for its war in Ukraine exposes an extensive pipeline of human trafficking, coercion, and foreign interference that is exploiting vulnerable job seekers. Through a shadowy network of online recruiters, Russia
As Sudan enters its fourth year of civil war, the Ethiopia-based think tank Horn Review recently published a policy brief, titled “Sudan’s War and the Imperative of Ethiopia’s Re-engagement,” arguing that Ethiopia should reassert itself
Between April 26 and 30, 2026, the Egyptian military carried out in the Sinai Peninsula a joint live-fire exercise titled “Badr 2026.” The exercise – which involved Third Field Army ground forces, aerial forces and
Suspected terrorists have attacked Ayegunle Bunu in Kogi State, killing one person and abducting more than 15 others, including passengers travelling in a commercial bus, days after the state government suspended the Echane Festival over
Islamic State Central Africa Province (ISCAP) remains resilient, with mobile units active across the forested terrain of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Its March 2026 attack on a Chinese-owned mining site indicates at once
Wassim Nasr is a French journalist who has been monitoring jihadi groups for more than a decade for the French news outlet France24 in French, English, and Arabic. He has conducted multiple investigations and interviews
Key Takeaways: Ethiopia. Amhara ethno-nationalist Fano militias have sustained offensives across northern Ethiopia’s Amhara region since March 2026, disrupting the federal government’s efforts to organize upcoming June 1 federal elections in affected areas. Fano’s offensives
As the U.S.-Israel war with Iran exacts a global toll, Africa is increasingly becoming collateral damage. The economic blow to the continent stemming from upended energy markets and fertilizer supply flows will likely persist for
Before dawn on April 25, explosions and sustained gunfire shattered the quiet around Kati, a military garrison town 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) northwest of Mali’s capital Bamako in the country’s south. Within hours, simultaneous attacks
Les fils d’actualité des agences de presse internationales débordent à nouveau de dépêches alarmantes en provenance du Mali, où des civils continuent de périr. Depuis de nombreuses années, le pays reste le théâtre non seulement