The UN mission in Mali officially ended a 10-year deployment in the country on Monday, its spokesperson said. The mission, known as MINUSMA, lowered the United Nations flag on its headquarters in the capital Bamako,
Burundi army under EA Regional Forces depart DRC
Nearly 1,000 Burundian soldiers have left the Democratic Republic of Congo as part of a phased withdrawal by a regional force after Kinshasa refused to extend its mandate, the Burundian military said on Monday. The
Faut-il parler des FDLR à chaque fois qu’on évoque le M23 ?
Dans sa conférence de presse à Kigali du 11 août, le secrétaire d’État américain Antony Blinken a déclaré ceci à propos de la violence dans l’est du Congo : « Il y a des rapports
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The impossibility of actual politics
After the Arab Spring, the African left was left demoralized and disorganized. However, a recent book argues that the revolution continues in quotidian life. Twelve years have passed since the Arab Spring, and both Egypt
The Questions for Egypt
On Saturday, October 14th, Israel gave 1.1 million Palestinians in Gaza an impossible ultimatum: either move to the southern half of the Gaza Strip or be killed, a request that the UN decried as “inconceivable.”
How a new ‘Great War of Africa’ is raging under the cover of a media blackout
As the conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region escalates, experts describe the blood bath as the ‘deadliest war in the world’ Ethiopia is becoming “Africa’s world war” with tens of thousands of deaths in the last
Chad holds divisive post-coup vote on new constitution in step towards civilian rule
Chadian citizens have cast their vote in a contentious constitutional referendum that marks a long-awaited return to civilian rule since the April 2021 military takeover, though it is widely seen as a move to consolidate
Groups linked to Al-Qaeda and the Daesh take root on the coast of West Africa
The insurgents pressured Zackari to join their movement, and he turned them down.Now he’s frightened of their revenge. He has been on the run from the jihadi fighters for more than a year. They regularly
Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso to move toward monetary alliance, Niger leader says
Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso are eyeing a political and monetary alliance, Niger’s military leader said on national television of a move that could mark a further break with the West African regional bloc. Niger’s