Les djihadistes affiliés à l’EI et leurs rivaux d’Al-Qaida se disputent le contrôle de la zone « des trois frontières » aux confluences du Mali, du Burkina et du Niger. Au prix de combats sanglants,
Sudan: Fighting Forces 130,000 Refugees to Seek Safety in Ethiopia
Thousands of Sudanese refugees fleeing the conflict in Sudan are expected to arrive in Ethiopia, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) announced. It anticipates the arrival of up to 130,000
How the Sudan crisis threatens the entire Sahel
The ongoing fighting in Sudan is forcing thousands to flee. The humanitarian emergency is spreading, creating a dangerous security situation in the Sahel region, experts warn. Hopes for a quick resolution to the fighting in
France’s New Strategy For Africa – Analysis
Ever since his first term in 2017, French President Emmanuel Macron has sought a broad reset of national strategy, relations and intervention in Africa owing to France’s complicated and chequered historical legacy in the continent.
The Sahel now accounts for nearly half the world’s terrorism
Saharan Africa has replaced the Middle East as the epicentre of global terror The Sahel region in Sub-Saharan Africa is now the epicentre of terrorism worldwide, constituting nearly half (43%) of the global death toll,
Au Mali, le projet de Constitution concentre les pouvoirs aux mains de la présidence
Le texte qui devrait être soumis à un référendum le 19 mars et rétrograde le statut de la langue française, divise la scène politique. La présidence y voit « l’aboutissement d’un processus de renouveau démocratique
Burkina scraps 1961 military aid pact with France
Burkina Faso has scrapped a 1961 agreement on military assistance with France, a move that comes only weeks after it told the French ambassador and troops supporting its anti-jihadist campaign to quit the country. The
Macron vows era of French interference in Africa is over
The era of French interference in African affairs is “well over”, President Emmanuel Macron said in Gabon on Thursday during his four-nation tour of central Africa. Speaking on the fringes of an environment summit in
Au Niger, une réunion de la coalition mondiale contre le groupe EI et le terrorisme
À Niamey, une nouvelle réunion de haut-niveau de la Global Coalition to Defeat Daesh/ISIS a débuté le 1er mars 2023. Son objectif : faire des propositions pour vaincre les groupes terroristes comme le groupe État
Democratic pessimism in Tunisia
Tunisia’s current system of government is by all indicators continuing to move even farther away from a liberal democratic form envisioned in the 2014 constitution. This is particularly true in the post-July 25, 2021 period