The long-simmering conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is starting to boil over again. On 2 February, a South African Airforce Oryx helicopter participating in MONUSCO, the UN peacekeeping mission in
How Guinea-Bissau’s Political Crisis Could Boil Over
In a region hit hard by coups, will Guinea-Bissau crumble under the weight of its political divides? Late last year, as November gave way to December, clashes erupted in Guinea-Bissau’s capital between different army factions.
Suddenly, Senegal Is a New Risk for Democracy in Africa
U.S., African and international partners should join to help Senegalese defend constitutional rule. The sudden actions by Senegal’s president to postpone this month’s presidential election by 10 months threaten to seriously undermine political stability and
The Horn Of Africa States: Battling Through Fire And Water To Achieve Peace – OpEd
The Horn of Africa States has been battling over the past decades with itself either through internecine intra-state wars or through inter-state wars between some of its members. It is either this or that and
Crises au Sénégal, avec le Burkina Faso, le Mali et le Niger… La Cédéao se réunit en urgence
La Communauté économique des États d’Afrique de l’ouest (Cédéao) se réunit jeudi en urgence avec plusieurs dossiers sensibles à traiter : la crise politique au Sénégal et les différends importants avec les régimes militaires au
Le Burkina Faso, le Mali et le Niger disent vouloir quitter la Cedeao dès maintenant
Dix jours après avoir annoncé leur sortie de la Communauté économique des Etats d’Afrique de l’ouest (Cedeao), le Burkina, le Mali et le Niger ont indiqué mercredi qu’ils entendaient partir dès maintenant et non dans
Residents scatter as they fear Congo rebel group will again seize key eastern city of Goma
One of eastern Congo’s most active rebel groups is attacking a community considered the last line of defense before the region’s largest city of Goma, fleeing residents said Wednesday, even as the rebels claimed they
Mali says it will not respect ECOWAS treaty’s withdrawal notice period
Mali said on Wednesday that it would not wait a year to leave the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), as is required by the bloc’s treaty. Mali and its neighbours Niger and Burkina
Group of Senegal opposition leaders unite to fight election delay
Around a dozen Senegalese opposition leaders have joined forces to challenge the postponement of the presidential election, one of the candidates, Anta Babacar, told Reuters on Wednesday, outlining her plan to fight the delay in
Five Reasons For India To Recognize Somaliland
This bold move would advance its security, diplomatic, economic, and soft power interests in one fell swoop with the only possible costs being criticism from Somalia and those of its foreign partners that already treat