Africa

President Bola Tinubu has described terrorism as an imported evil concept that is alien to African society and must be banished. Mr Tinubu said this on Monday at the African High-Level Summit on Counterterrorism in Abuja. The two-day summit is a meeting of African member states, the African Union, and …

Un monde de plus en plus multipolaire signifie que l’influence de Washington sur le continent va diminuer à mesure que d’autres partenaires stratégiques émergeront, notamment la Russie et la Chine, estime Westen K. Shilaho. Justified Accord 2024, le plus grand exercice du Commandement des États-Unis pour l’Afrique (AFRICOM) en Afrique …

Le fils de Mohamed Bazoum a quitté Lomé le 18 avril 2024 : Salem Bazoum avait été conduit dans la capitale togolaise en début d’année, après avoir été retenu plus de 5 mois à la résidence présidentielle de Niamey avec ses parents suite au coup d’État du 26 juillet 2023. …

With geopolitical confrontation and tensions deepening, the key global players are swiftly turning their focus on Africa. In practical terms, African leaders are also making strategic choices based on their development paradigms. These leaders are forced to work on their election campaign promises, especially those relating to economic development and …

Key Takeaway: Russian Africa Corps soldiers deployed to Niger on April 12, which will challenge US efforts to remain in Niger in the immediate term—undermining the West’s counterterrorism posture in West and North Africa—and create long-term opportunities for the Kremlin to create conventional and irregular threats that strategically pressure Europe. …

The EU’s latest migration deals with Egypt and Tunisia offshore border control without meaningful commitments to address root causes of migration or safeguard human rights. The European Union is going all-in on border externalization. In March, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Italian Prime Minister Georgi Meloni, and four …

Disrupting the financing and local economies of violence is crucial to defeating terrorist groups. Nigeria recently sanctioned several individuals and entities for allegedly financing terrorism. The list includes six Nigerians sentenced to 10 years to life in prison in 2019 for establishing a Boko Haram cell in the United Arab …

Dressed in green military fatigues and a blue garrison cap, Colonel Major Amadou Abdramane, a spokesperson for Niger’s ruling junta, took to local television last month to criticize the United States and sever the long-standing military partnership between the two countries. “The government of Niger, taking into account the aspirations …

Tehran is trying to exploit the divisions between Western countries and the juntas in the Sahel. Also in the crosshairs is the country that hosts 250 Italian soldiers Iran is exploiting the growing rift between several coup leaders in the Sahel – in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger – and …

Iran is capitalizing on the widening rift between several post-coup leaders in the Sahel and Western countries, including the United States and France.Iranian leaders perceive that expanded relations with Africa’s leaders can help Iran circumvent U.S.-led sanctions and enhance Iran’s role as a supplier of sophisticated weaponry, particularly armed drones.Iran’s …