Fighting between DR Congo’s military and the M23 rebel group has reached a breaking point for civilians in North Kivu, with aid organizations documenting abuses that may constitute crimes against humanity.
DR Congo: M23 Rebellion Pushes Civilians to Breaking Point as Army Loses Ground Read More »
Benin votes in a landmark presidential election as Patrice Talon steps down after a decade that saw both economic transformation and systematic democratic erosion.
Benin Votes: President Patrice Talon Steps Down After a Decade, Succession Race Heats Up Read More »
An attack on a military base in Nigeria’s northeast has claimed the lives of an army general and several soldiers, highlighting the deteriorating security situation in the region.
Nigeria Military Under Fire as Northeast Base Attack Kills Army General and Soldiers Read More »
Djibouti votes in a presidential election expected to extend President Ismail Omar Guelleh’s 48-year reign, amid criticism of a deeply compromised democratic process.
Djibouti Heads to the Polls as President Guelleh Seeks Unprecedented Seventh Term Read More »
The UN has condemned a drone strike on a wedding in Sudan that killed at least 30 people, as the country’s devastating civil war continues to generate one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises.
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How Russia Is Weaponising Information: A Disinformation Network Spreading Anti-Ukrainian Propaganda in Ivory Coast In Abidjan’s lively media ecosystem — a city of bustling newspapers, radio stations, and a growing digital audience — something troubling has taken root. Over the past three years, a coordinated network of social media accounts, websites, and local opinion makers
Inside the War That Never Ends: DR Congo Civilians Caught in the Crossfire as M23 Rebels Advance In the mist-shrouded hills of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the cycle of violence that has defined the region for three decades shows no sign of breaking. The M23 rebel movement — a Tutsi-led armed group that claims
South Africa Deploys Military to Cape Town Townships as Crime Reaches Breaking Point South Africa’s government has deployed soldiers to some of Cape Town’s most violent townships following a surge in organized crime that has overwhelmed the South African Police Service and left communities living in a state of near-constant terror. The intervention, announced in
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"We Do Not Feel Safe" — Fear Grips Mali Under Russia’s Africa Corps In the sand-swept corridors of Bamako’s hotels, among diplomats and aid workers who once spoke freely, a new climate of fear has taken hold. Since the arrival of Russia’s Africa Corps — formerly known as Wagner — in Mali, the nature of
Russia’s Africa Corps: Inside the Shadow Network Reshaping Security Across the Sahel Read More »
Cameroon has confirmed the deaths of 16 citizens who enlisted in the Russian military, exposing a growing pattern of African recruitment into the Ukraine conflict.
