The killing of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi will further entrench Libya’s fractured status quo, deepening the conviction that the ‘New Libya’ is a failed experiment As thousands descended on the mountainous Muammar Gaddafi stronghold of Bani
L’Ucad en ébullition à Dakar, le PDCI fracturé, la Minurso en sursis, le cancer de la corruption… Les 5 infos qu’il ne fallait pas manquer
Cette semaine, Le Brief de Jeune Afrique revient sur les manifestations à l’université de Dakar, les tentatives de garder le PDCI en vie, l’avenir de la Minurso au Sahara occidental, la corruption et l’élection à
Israel-India-UAE-Ethiopia: A New Red Sea Axis?
Israel’s recognition of Somaliland has realigned the Horn of Africa, linking India, Israel, the UAE, and Ethiopia to secure Red Sea routes and counter rivals. On 26 December 2025, Israel formally recognized what it termed
La puissance coloniale n’est pas morte, elle s’est diversifiée.
L’Europe aime à croire qu’elle a tourné la page. Mais elle ne cesse de relire le même chapitre – avec un éclairage plus favorable, écrit Raïs Neza Boneza. Il arrive, en politique internationale, que le
Ethiopia issues ultimatum to Eritrea: ‘immediately withdraw’ or face consequences
Foreign minister condemns ‘outright aggression’ in a blistering letter to Asmara, shattering the fragile alliance forged during the Tigray conflict. A bitter war of words has escalated further after Ethiopia ordered neighbouring Eritrea to “immediately
Lies, Horror, Trauma: Kenyans Recount Forced Russian Recruitment
The scars on Victor’s forearm remind him constantly of the day a Ukrainian drone attacked him after he was forcibly conscripted, like hundreds of young Kenyans, into the Russian army. It was a war that
Egypt and Saudi Arabia focus on Eritrea as UAE bolsters ties to Ethiopia
Egypt has been motivated by a Sudan-Pakistan defence deal to try and bring Riyadh and Asmara closer together The insular but strategically positioned Red Sea country of Eritrea is coming under the radar of Arab
Turkiye’s F-16 Deployment To Somalia Might Not Only Be For Protecting Its Investments
It’s plausible that this is part of Turkiye’s preparations for a campaign against Somaliland carried out under the banner of the nascent “Islamic NATO” that’s rapidly forming around Saudi Arabia. The Middle East Eye reported
Why’d The Ethiopian PM Recently Bring Up Eritrea’s War Crimes Against The Tigrayan People?
He probably wanted to remind them of Eritrea’s genocidal intent during the latest conflict in an attempt to dissuade civilians from siding with the same forces who sought to exterminate them amidst rising tensions between
A Dubious Turn in the Sahel
The first indications that the Trump White House was seeking to restore relations with the three Alliance of Sahel States countries emerged last December when U.S. Africa Command’s (AFRICOM) deputy head, General John Brennan, dropped