This investigation reveals how Nigeria’s dubious defence contracts gave Hima Aboubakar, a Nigerien arms broker, instant riches. Amid the spilling of raw emotions over Boko Haram’s shocking kidnapping of 214 Chibok schoolgirls in Borno State,
New Sudan FA minister meets with Egyptian counterpart
Less than a week after his appointment as Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Ali Yousef met with his Egyptian counterpart. Egypt will host a second forum for Sudanese political and civil society groups after the
The Horn Of Africa States: President Trump’s Re-Election And The Region – OpEd
The Horn of Africa States region has been a significant geopolitical battleground on the world stage since the opening of the Suez Canal in the second half of the nineteenth century. The region’s history, however,
Ethiopia & Somaliland Can Convince Trump To Help Mitigate Regional Tensions
They need to inform his team about them right away, highlight the advantages in taking their side to de-escalate these selfsame tensions, and remind them of the Asmara Axis’ role therein. The Horn of Africa
Pour en finir avec le goutte à goutte mémoriel avec la France
«À propos du sac du Palais d’hiver chinois le 6 octobre 1860 : Un jour, deux bandits sont entrés dans le Palais d’été. L’un a pillé, l’autre a incendié. Tous les trésors de toutes nos
Fears of a Constitutional Coup in Democratic Republic of Congo
Attempts to change the constitution of the Democratic Republic of Congo only exacerbate existing citizen distrust in government. The people of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) bear heavy burdens. Their resource-rich country is one
Le retrait de la mission de l’ONU au Mali sera achevé mi-novembre
La mission de stabilisation de l’ONU au Mali, chassée en 2023 par le pouvoir, aura complètement quitté le pays le 15 novembre au terme du processus dit de “liquidation”, a indiqué le conseil des ministres.
Burkina Faso : L’ex-président Damiba et quatorze autres officiers radiés de l’armée
Le lieutenant-colonel Paul Henri Sandaogo Damiba, ancien président de la transition du Burkina Faso (janvier-septembre 2022), ainsi que quatorze autres officiers des forces armées, ont été radiés des effectifs de l’armée nationale, selon des décrets
Terrorised inter-border communities in Niger, Kaduna mourn army chief Lagbaja
Mr Lagbaja, a lieutenant general, while serving as General Officer Commanding, I Division Kaduna, led operations against groups terrorising border communities in Birnin Gwari, Kaduna and Shiroro, Niger State. The Birnin Gwari/Niger Interboundary Communities Union
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