Islamic Militants Closing in on Chad Capital after President’s Assassination
The son of Chad’s slain leader took over as president and military chief as rebels prepare to storm the nation’s capital Rebel forces have set...
Category : Africa
Commander Says Africa Too Important For US To Ignore
By Jim Garamone Africa is a fascinating continent of tremendous possibilities but also tremendous dangers, and the U.S. ignores the nations of Africa at its...
President Idriss Déby is killed in Battle, After Ruling for 30 years
Chad President Idriss Deby(Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP) According to a confirmation from the national army of Chad read on national television, the newly re-elected...
Somali Forces Are Planning to Take Lead for Country’s Security
FILE – Security forces block a street with an armored personnel carrier during protests against the government and the delay of the country’s election in...
Thousands of Displaced people find Shelter after Mozambique Insurgency
The U.N. stepped up its efforts to provide aid to refugees from the town of Palma after ISIL-linked insurgents violently attacked the town leaving citizens...
Experts Reflect Role of Media in Rwandan Genocide on its Anniversary
On eve of the 27th anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda being observed on Wednesday, experts are debating the role of media that played a...
Niger: Heavy Gunfire Heard near President Mohamed Bazoum’s villa Overnight
Residents of Niger’s capital Niamey on Wednesday reported hearing gunfire overnight near the presidency, days before new president Mohamed Bazoum is due to take office....
AU Peace and Security Council Undertakes a Three-Day Field Mission to the Republic of South Sudan
The field mission, which is the fifth to be undertaken by the PSC since October 2016, comes a year after the formation of the Revitalized...
US calls on Somalia to hold immediate elections
Washington is echoing international calls for the country to hold previously agreed upon elections despite an indefinite delay The US on Friday called on Somalia...
AU-PAPS Commissioner At Maiden Outing Enjoins Peace and Security Council to Marshal the AU Governance and Peace Agenda
H.E. Ambassador Bankole Adeoye, African Union (AU) Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security (AU-PAPS) today attended his maiden AU Peace and Security Council meeting...
Nigeria: Gunmen abduct dozens of students
Nigerian gunmen have kidnapped around 30 students from a forestry college in northwestern Kaduna state. It is the fourth mass kidnapping from a school in Nigeriasince...
Niger’s President Wins World’s Biggest Cash Prize for Leadership
Niger’s President Mahamadou Issoufou, who’s due to step down next month after serving two terms, was named the 2020 winner of the world’s largest leadership...
Boko Haram Releases Pastor Bulus Yakuru Hours Before Deadline
Nigerian clergyman, Bulus Yakuru, who was abducted by the Abubakar Shekau led faction of Boko Haram on December 24, 2020, has been released. Yakuru was abducted by...
10 Killed in Gunmen Attack in Northern Nigeria
At least ten people were killed by unidentified gunmen in Nigeria’s northern state of Kaduna, a government official said Monday. Samuel Aruwan, the commissioner for...
OFID Extends $50 Million for Poverty Reduction in Tanzania
February 22, 2021 The OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) has signed a $50 million loan with Tanzania to finance the ‘Fourth Tanzania Poverty Reduction...
Jihadist Groups In Sub-Saharan Africa: Assessing The Threat
By Colin P. Clarke and Jacob Zenn* (FPRI) — As the Biden administration surveys the litany of foreign policy challenges that exist—Iran, China, Russia, and...
Senegal Must Ready for ‘Battle’ With Jihadists, Says President
A Senegalese special forces soldier fires an M249 machine gun as part of interoperability training with US special forces during Exercise Flintlock 2019, near Po,...
Boko Haram “TERROR UNMASKED’ Now “Bandit War”
A young boy is flogged in a public square. Onlookers shout “God is great.” Boko Haram militants shoot civilians in the heart and head, ignoring...
Libyans Mark 10th Anniversary of Arab Spring Uprising
AP Photo/Francois Mori, File In this Sunday Oct. 23, 2011, file photo, Libyan celebrate at Saha Kish Square in Benghazi, Libya, as Libya’s transitional government...
34th AU Summit: New African Union Advisory Board on Corruption appointed
Six (6) new Board Members of the African Union Advisory Board on Corruption have been appointed following their election by the African Union Executive Council...