Somalia said on Thursday it had pulled federal troops out of the southwestern Lower Juba region, after clashes with local forces from Jubbaland state which has broken off ties with the central government.Heavy fighting broke

North Darfur: 80+ killed and injured in El Fasher assault
The Ministry of Health in North Darfur reported that 15 people were killed, and 64 others injured, in El Fasher on Wednesday, following artillery shelling by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Shelling also resumed on

Niger junta suspends BBC accusing it of ‘spreading false news’ in coverage of attack
Niger’s ruling junta suspended the BBC for three months over the broadcaster’s coverage of an extremist attack that allegedly killed dozens of Nigerien soldiers and civilians, authorities said Thursday. “BBC broadcasts false information aimed at

Mali: Atrocities By The Army And Wagner Group, Says HRW
Mali’s armed forces, supported by the Russia-backed Wagner Group, and Islamist armed groups have committed serious abuses against civilians since the withdrawal of the United Nations peacekeeping mission, MINUSMA, from the country a year ago,

L’ambassadeur de France en Algérie convoqué sur fond d’accusations de déstabilisation du pays
Plusieurs médias algériens font état d’une convocation de l’ambassadeur de France en Algérie par le ministère algérien des Affaires étrangères. Alger accuse Paris d’avoir mené des opérations de déstabilisation. Dimanche 15 décembre, rapporte Le Figaro,

Soudan: le procureur de la CPI accuse Ali Kushayb, ex-chef janjawid, de crimes commis «avec enthousiasme»
Le procès Ali Mohammad Ali Abdelramane, dit Ali Kushayb, jugé notamment pour des crimes contre l’humanité et des crimes de guerre commis dans la région du Darfour en 2003 et 2004, lors de la guerre

Dix soldats nigériens tués dans une “attaque terroriste” près du Burkina Faso
Nouvelle attaque jihadiste meurtrière au Niger: 10 soldats ont été tués dans l’Ouest, près de la frontière avec le Burkina Faso, quelques jours après une offensive contre un convoi de civils qui avait fait 21

Islamic State Claims Web of Attacks Across Africa
The terrorist group said it attacked military and civilian positions in Nigeria, Niger Republic, Mozambique, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and Mali, revealing the group’s sustained influence in Africa despite global efforts to curtail

Crisis in Sudan: War, Famine, and a Failing Global Response
ADRE, CHAD: A man wields a whip for crowd control as refugees wait to receive food. As starvation spreads in Sudan, its military is blocking food aid from coming into the country. Ivor Prickett/The New

At least 127, mostly civilians, killed in two days in Sudan bombardments
At least 127 people, mostly civilians, were killed in Sudan on Monday and Tuesday by barrel bombs and shelling from the warring sides, rights activists said.The 20-month-old war between the army and the paramilitary Rapid