Les efforts de la Chine pour remodeler les institutions et les normes mondiales existantes reposent sur le soutien des gouvernements africains, même si cela peut souvent aller à l’encontre des intérêts des citoyens africains. Le
Canada Initiative Offers Opportunity for Cameroon Peace Process
Pre-talks between Cameroon’s government and Anglophone separatists, facilitated by Canada, have opened the door to a long overdue peace process, but Yaoundé has baulked. The government should embrace these talks, while domestic and external actors
Mali : éviter le piège de l’isolement
Que se passe-t-il ? Depuis le coup d’Etat de mai 2021, les autorités maliennes se sont rapprochées de la Fédération de Russie, qui est devenue un partenaire militaire privilégié. Parallèlement, elles se sont éloignées de plusieurs partenaires
‘They promise to dig up old cases’ Russian authorities reportedly using threats of prosecution to pressure prisoners into joining Wagner Group
Russian authorities are using the threat of new criminal cases to pressure prisoners into joining the Wagner mercenary group, the independent media outlet Agentstvo reported on Wednesday. Lawyer Yana Gelmel told Agentstvo that the tactic
Nigerian Military Kill “Scores Of Terrorists” Hiding In Zamfara Forest
Hundreds were trying to evade an ongoing offensive within the country’s northwestern region, when local residents reported their hiding place to the military. The Nigerian military have killed scores of people in an assault against
Naira Scarcity Fueling Bloody Protests In Southwest Nigeria
Crowds of people congregating outside banks, unable to get cash from their accounts because of a sudden cash crunch, have been dispersed by the police across the southwest. In some places these have turned into
Link between crime and politics in South Africa raises concerns about criminal gangs taking over
A report by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organised Crime (Gitoc) released in September 2022 argues that South Africa has increasingly become a centre of organised crime, transcending national boundaries. The picture emerging from the
Fatalities from Militant Islamist Violence in Africa Surge by Nearly 50 Percent
Continuing a decade-long upward trend, violent events linked to militant Islamist groups in Africa increased by 22 percent while fatalities surged by 48 percent over the past year. Highlights Violence linked to militant Islamist groups
Hope for jobs drives recruitment by militant groups in Africa – report
Hope of employment more than religious belief is driving people to join fast-growing extremist groups in sub-Saharan Africa, according to a report by the U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) based on interviews with hundreds of former
Sub-Saharan Africa is ‘new epicenter’ of extremism, says UN
The new global epicenter of violent Islamic extremism is sub-Saharan Africa where people are increasingly joining because of economic factors and less for religious ones, says a new report by the U.N.’s international development agency.