Plusieurs personnalités du pouvoir à Conakry ont fait part ces derniers mois de leur soutien à une candidature du général guinéen, malgré sa promesse initiale de ne pas se présenter à une future élection présidentielle.
Mali gold refinery: Military ruler Gen Assimi Goïta hails construction as assertion of ‘economic sovereignty’
Mali’s military junta has started building a gold refinery in partnership with a Russian conglomerate, the Yadran Group. The project would embody the West African nation’s assertion of its “economic sovereignty”, and ensure the nation
Ethiopian intel. chief visits Port Sudan
Director General of the Ethiopian National Intelligence and Security Service, Redwan Hussein, and the Prime Minister’s Advisor on East African Affairs, Getachew Reda, delivered a message from Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to the Commander-in-chief of
Tripolimaria. How Russia and Turkey sympathize over Libya and why Erdogan may be more successful than Putin
In Libya, a new conflict is flaring up: Companions of the head of the Libyan National Army (LNA) Khalifa Haftar, who recently met with Vladimir Putin in Moscow, tried on May 28 to take control
Shadowy Funding Streams Finance ISWAP Attacks
The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) group has launched at least 12 attacks on military bases and infrastructure across northeast Nigeria since March. The brazen attacks that employ drones carrying grenades and bombs placed
Syria Confirms Closure of Polisario Offices in Damascus Amid Renewed Diplomatic Ties with Morocco – The Syrian Observer
The Syrian authorities have officially confirmed the closure of offices previously used by members of the Polisario Front in Damascus, marking a significant shift in Syria’s foreign policy and a move towards strengthening diplomatic relations
Sudan’s ‘Hemedti’ rules out further Jeddah talks, vows escalation
Mohamed Hamdan “Hemedti” Dagalo, commander of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), has announced his “categorical refusal” to participate in any new round of negotiations in the Saudi coastal city Jeddah, vowing to intensify fighting.
Court jails nine Chinese nationals for cybercrime, economic sabotage; orders deportation
The Federal High Court in Lagos has convicted and sentenced nine Chinese nationals, including two women, to one year imprisonment each for economic sabotage and financial terrorism. The trial judge, Daniel Osiagor, handed down the
Mali Rejects Appeals Against Junta Ban Of Political Parties
Malian justice has rejected several appeals that sought to overturn the military government’s decision to ban political parties, according to a statement sent Friday by members of the dissolved parties. The junta, led by General
Africa’s Unprecedented Urbanization is Shifting the Security Landscape – Africa Center
As Africa urbanizes at a record pace, national security policies will need to adjust to the changing geographic locus and types of threats in urban versus rural settings. Africa’s Population and Urbanization Outlook Sources: Worldometers.info,