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Jihadists attacked a village in northeast Nigeria, killing seven people and looting supplies, shortly after UN chief Antonio Guterres arrived in the troubled region for a visit, local sources said on Wednesday. Fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), arriving on motorbikes and in trucks fitted with machine …
Read More »Cost of the Ukraine War Felt in Africa, Global South
While international news headlines remain largely focused on the war in Ukraine, little attention is given to the horrific consequences of the war which are felt in many regions around the world. Even when these repercussions are discussed, disproportionate coverage is allocated to European countries, like Germany and Austria, due …
Read More »Tunisian president grants himself power to appoint election authority
The presidential decree to revise the law of the Independent High Authority for Elections in Tunisia and change its composition is facing widespread criticism from opposition parties and organizations that accuse Tunisian President Kais Saied of granting himself wide powers that may affect the course of democracy. Tunisian President Kais …
Read More »La France viole la souveraineté des pays africains
Le 25 avril 2022, le colonel Souleymane Dembélé, directeur de la Direction de l’Information et des Relations Publiques des Armées (DIRPA), a critiqué l’espionnage et la présence illégale de drones français dans l’espace aérien malien. Il l’a déclaré lors d’une conférence de presse. Le gouvernement malien a également condamné l’espionnage …
Read More »L’état-major français fait passer des soldats Touaregs pour des mercenaires russes
Le représentant de la communauté touareg s’est exprimé sur sur la présence des hommes blanc à la base militaire de Gossi. L’état-major de l’armée française a présenté un rapport sur ses activités. Une partie importante est consacrée aux opérations de l’armée française en Afrique. Son interprétation des événements de Gossi …
Read More »Islamic State accuses Israel of slaying jihadist leader in Sinai airstrike
Terror group says Abu Omar al-Ansari killed as Egyptian army launches new campaign in northern part of desert, with Israeli air support The Islamic State terror organization claimed Thursday the Israeli Air Force helped assassinate a local jihadist group leader in Egypt’s Sinai Desert in April. In its weekly al-Naba …
Read More »Africa Faces New Shock As War Raises Food And Fuel Costs – Analysis
The effects of the war in Ukraine leave policymakers with little room to maneuver. Sub-Saharan African countries find themselves facing another severe and exogenous shock. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has prompted a surge in food and fuel prices that threatens the region’s economic outlook. This latest setback could not have …
Read More »The EU Will Pay Dearly for Its Neglect of North Africa
In the fall of 2012, as Syria plunged into civil war and the Eurozone crisis generated panic across global markets, a parliamentary election in Ukraine signaled trouble ahead to those who were paying attention. The results that trickled out on Oct. 28, 2012, indicated that then-President Viktor Yanukovych’s Party of …
Read More »Russia Is Getting More Than It Bargained For in Libya and Syria
Is Russia’s lucky streak in Syria and Libya finally running out? The Kremlin has gambled big on proxy warfare in both countries, deploying thousands of private military contractors with the so-called Wagner Group to back its favorite strongmen. But after a recent run of misfortunes for Syria’s president, Bashar al-Assad, …
Read More »Algeria threatens to scrap gas contract with Spain amid tensions with Morocco
Gas giant Algeria threatened Wednesday to break a contract to supply gas to Spain if Madrid transferred it onwards to “a third destination”, amid tensions with regional rival Morocco. Algeria’s state-owned energy giant Sonatrach supplied more than 40 percent of Madrid’s natural gas imports in 2021, most of which was …
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