Ce nouveau massacre intervient une semaine après celui perpétré à Inata, où au moins 57 personnes, dont 53 gendarmes, ont été tuées. Au moins neuf gendarmes et une « dizaine de civils » ont été
Militiamen kill at least 20 in eastern Congo attack
Militiamen killed about 20 people during an attack on displaced civilians in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the government said on Monday. Fighters from the CODECO militia raided the village of Drodro on Sunday night,
Ethiopia PM says he will lead army ‘from the battlefront’
Ethiopia’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning prime minister says he will lead his country’s army “from the battlefront” beginning Tuesday, a dramatic new step in a devastating yearlong war. “This is a time when leading a country
Getting Diplomacy Back on Track in Western Sahara
After two years of diplomatic deadlock, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed a new envoy for Western Sahara, a territory disputed between Morocco and the pro-independence Polisario Front, which represents the ethnic Sahrawi population of
In Africa, Mercenaries Are Part of the Problem, Not the Solution
In 1997, after his longtime Western backers, Belgium and the United States, had abandoned him, Mobutu Sese Seko, the ruler of the country then known as Zaire, turned to mercenaries from Serbia and Ukraine in
Uganda’s Illegal Gold Market Is Bustling
Cars and motorcycle taxis rocket over the uneven pavement, while church sermons blare from loudspeakers. Vendors hawk bananas, cakes and chapatti. Brightly colored shops sell stationery and advertise printing services. But amid all the mundane,
The Wagner Group Is the Last Thing Mali Needs
With rising communal and interethnic violence gripping swaths of the country, two coups in less than a year and a deadlocked transition to civilian rule, Mali is arguably facing its most uncertain moment since the
Erdogan’s Africa Diplomacy Puts Turkey’s Ambitions to the Test
Last week, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan touched down in Luanda, Angola, for the first leg of a four-day, three-nation diplomatic tour of Africa. After meeting with Angolan President Joao Lourenco, the Turkish leader continued
The U.S. and China Are Both Failing the Global Leadership Test
For just about anyone who spends time thinking about the future of the world, the fast-unfolding competition between the United States and China looms as one of the most important issues shaping both expectations and
The Global North Is Closing Its Doors to Migration
In July, British Home Secretary Priti Patel announced that the U.K. had agreed to pay France roughly $72 million to fund border personnel and equipment that would be used to stop asylum-seekers from crossing the