Suspected jihadists abducted dozens of civilians after holding up a bus in the centre of jihadist-rocked Mali, an eyewitness and local sources told AFP Thursday. Tuesday’s attack saw a bus bound for the capital Bamako
Ethiopia: Why fear of a return to full conflict is growing in Tigray
Tigray Defence Forces have seized control of several major towns in the region, laying bare the fragility of a truce with the Ethiopian government. In November 2022, the Ethiopian government and Tigrayan forces signed the
Rwanda-backed M23 Welcomes Talks To End DR Congo Conflict
The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group cautiously welcomed Thursday the prospect of direct negotiations with the Congolese government to end the conflict in the volatile eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Since its 2021 resurgence the M23
Russia’s Wagner mercenaries are leading a campaign of terror in Mali
Fighting alongside Malian soldiers, Wagner mercenaries have massacred civilians and burned their villages in northern Mali, fueling a fast-growing refugee crisis. Families travel through the night on desert backroads, arriving in this desolate borderland each
South Sudan Drawing Closer to the Brink of All-Out War
Insecurity in South Sudan has escalated in recent weeks, with renewed fighting taking place in parts of Upper Nile, Western Equatoria, and Western Bahr el Ghazal states following more frequent skirmishes between forces loyal to
Trapped Between War and Peace: A Former Boko Haram Fighter’s Dilemma
Recruited into a state-backed militia after abandoning terrorism, he hoped for redemption. Instead, this former Boko Haram fighter finds himself haunted by his past, distrusted by society, and caught in a conflict he no longer
IGAD demands release of arrested Machar allies
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) on Wednesday called for the immediate release of officials allied with South Sudan’s First Vice President Riek Machar, warning that their detention risks derailing the country’s fragile peace agreement
Darfur violence escalates: at least 10 killed in artillery strike, villages attacked
At least 10 people were killed and 23 others injured on Wednesday in an artillery bombardment by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on the capital of North Darfur, El Fasher. Concurrently, the RSF launched fierce
Somali forces end a 24-hour siege by al-Shabab militants on a hotel, leaving all fighters dead
Somali security forces on Wednesday ended a 24-hour siege at a hotel in the central city of Beledwyne, leaving an unknown number of people dead, including all the al-Shabab militants who launched the attack, officials
Gabon Junta Chief Faces Three Challengers In Presidential Vote
Gabon’s military leader Brice Oligui Nguema will face three challengers including a former prime minister in the west African country’s April 12 presidential election, according to the candidate list published Sunday. Alain-Claude Bilie By Nze,