Le médiateur de la Cédéao pour le Mali, Goodluck Jonathan est en visite à Bamako. L’ancien président du Nigeria, médiateur dans la crise malienne pour l’organisation ouest-africaine depuis l’été 2020, doit atterrir à la mi-journée
Conflict Risk Alerts: Deteriorated Situations
Burkina Faso Jihadists stepped up attacks, inflicting heaviest monthly death toll on military since 2019 and leaving scores of civilians killed. Series of deadly jihadist attacks reported in Sahel region (north) near borders with Mali
Almost 6,000 Boko Haram fighters have surrendered, Nigerian army says
Close to 6,000 fighters from the Boko Haram Islamist insurgent group in northeast Nigeria have surrendered in recent weeks, the Nigerian armed forces said on Thursday, attributing the development to the military’s counter-insurgency efforts. Some
Ugandan academic arrested over ‘espionage’: military
Ugandan security forces on Thursday arrested one of the country’s top academics on suspicion of espionage, the military said. Lawrence Muganga, vice-chancellor of the private Victoria University, was arrested in broad daylight at the university’s
U.N. warns catastrophe looms in Ethiopia’s north, urges government to end de facto aid blockade
A de facto blockade on aid to the Tigray region in Ethiopia’s north is bringing millions of people to the brink of famine, the United Nations humanitarian agency said on Thursday, warning of “looming catastrophe”.
Worst Tripoli fighting in a year shows limits of Libya peace push
Fighting broke out in Tripoli early on Friday between rival armed forces, the heaviest clashes in the Libyan capital since the conflict between eastern and western factions paused a year ago. A resident of the
Les forces du Tigré accusées de commettre des exactions contre les civils en Amhara
D’après divers témoignages recueillis par l’agence Associated Press, les forces du Tigré s’en prennent désormais aux civils de la région voisine d’Amhara en guise de représailles pour les exactions subies par leur peuple aux mains
Juba security organs arrest two more activists on anti-govt protest claims
Security authorities in South Sudan arrested two activists on Wednesday amid claims that they were among individuals behind a planned demo to call for the ouster of President Salva Kiir. The duo are staff of
Rebels kidnap 20 in east Congo after ambushing convoy
Rebels in eastern Congo ambushed a stalled civilian convoy that was under military escort Wednesday, killing five people and abducting dozens of hostages initially. About 20 people remained missing hours later, the army said. The
Tanzanie: l’auteur de l’attaque de Dar es Salaam était un “terroriste” islamiste
L’homme armé abattu le 25 août alors qu’il attaquait le quartier des ambassades de la capitale économique de la Tanzanie, Dar es Salaam, était un “terroriste” islamiste, radicalisé sur les réseaux sociaux, a annoncé jeudi
