Ethiopia’s aggression against Somalia this year, is as unexpected as anyone can imagine. Although the two countries were more or less at peace with each other for some two decades, it would appear the peace
Capitalisme vert : comment les États-Unis pillent le continent africain
Le pillage des richesses de l’Afrique pour sauver le climat. Le capitalisme vert est devenu la pire forme de pillage du continent africain. Il s’agit principalement de Lobito en Angola et de son chemin de
The Horn Of Africa States: The Turkey Page – OpEd
The geo-strategic location of the Horn of Africa States always comes to mind when writing about the region. It is not strange and its is not a novelty. This has been the case for always.
Cameroon’s separatist conflict forces hundreds of thousands of students out of education
Jane Ndamei’s dream of becoming a medical doctor almost cost her life five years ago. The 20-year-old student from Cameroon’s restive southwestern region was taking her Grade 12 exam when she suddenly heard gunshots. Shortly
Inquiétude dans la presse tchadienne après de nouvelles restrictions à l’approche des élections
La Haute autorité des médias et de l’audiovisuel du Tchad dit vouloir assainir le secteur de la presse. Elle a suspendu un hebdomadaire pour trois mois, ainsi que deux de ses journalistes. La Hama rappelle
Benin–Niger border closure drives surge in migrant smuggling profits.
When Niger’s democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum was overthrown in a July 2023 coup, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) moved within days to impose punitive measures that it hoped would force a
Political extortion? JNIM’s blockade of Boni, Mali.
In June 2024, fighters from the Katiba Serma sub-group of Jama’at Nusrat al Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) redoubled their efforts to cut off the town of Boni, in the Mopti region of central Mali.1 This
The Horn Of Africa States: A Regional Block To Assure Peace And Stability – OpEd
The Indian Ocean was always an ocean of communication, trade and human activity from times immemorial. It connected Africa to Asia and further to the Mediterranean and hence Europe, through the Horn of Africa States
The slow death of Tunisia’s revolution for democracy
In-depth: Today, the hopes of Tunisia’s youth are not found in slogans or protests, but in the boats headed to Europe carrying those who gave up on the country. In a region where fledgling democracies
UN envoy proposes partitioning Western Sahara
The U.N. envoy to Western Sahara suggested dividing the territory between Morocco and the pro-independence Polisario Front as a way to settle the decades-long conflict. Staffan de Mistura proposed partition as one potential way to