Africa

Le gouvernement malien a invité la France à retirer sans délai les forces Barkhane et Takuba du territoire national sous la supervision des autorités maliennes, selon un communiqué publié ce vendredi par le ministre malien de l’Administration territoriale et de la Décentralisation, et porte-parole du gouvernement malien, Abdoulaye Maïga. Cette …

Der Abzug der französischen Truppen aus Mali muss für Paris auch Anlass sein, Selbstkritik zu üben. Wie konnte die einstige Kolonialmacht innert weniger Jahre vom gefeierten Befreier zum Volksfeind werden? Emmanuel Macron hat recht: Es ist Zeit zu gehen. Die Bedingungen für den von Frankreich angeführten Anti-Terror-Einsatz in Mali haben …

At least 40 heads of state and government are expected in the Belgian capital Brussels for a Summit with the European Union, officials said on Wednesday ahead of the crucial inter-bloc meeting. Expected attendees The leaders, including Presidents Uhuru Kenyatta (Kenya), Paul Kagame (Rwanda) and Burundi’s Evariste Ndayishime; Ethiopian Prime …

America Must Push Back—Without Getting Dragged In The day after the military staged a coup in Burkina Faso in January, supporters of the new regime took to the streets waving Russian flags. The scene may sound like a throwback to the Cold War, when the United States and the Soviet …

France announced Thursday that it will no longer have troops in Mali by the summer amid tensions with the country’s ruling military junta, although Paris intends to maintain a military presence in neighboring West African nations. President Emmanuel Macron accused Mali’s authorities of neglecting the fight against Islamic extremists and …

Egypt considers recent statements made by Ethiopian officials a setback for Nile Dam talks. The positive signals exchanged between Egypt and Ethiopia in January did not help to overcome the two countries’ existing differences let alone move toward resuming the stalled negotiations on the controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). …

The sixth leaders’ summit between the African Union and European Union will finally take place this week in Brussels, following several postponements due to the coronavirus pandemic. Traditionally occurring every three years, the summit was initially scheduled for 2020. The AU-EU summit is often touted as the ideal venue for …

What happened? As Somalia’s long-delayed electoral process moved ahead amid reports of manipulation, the power struggle between President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed “Farmajo” and Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble persisted; tensions ran high in Puntland and Hirshabelle states; and Al-Shabaab extended its grip. Why does it matter? Government institutions are divided …

What happened? Despite a lull in large-scale fighting since late December, the Tigray region’s forces continued to clash with fighters in the neighbouring Afar region where the humanitarian toll remained high; meanwhile, the armed conflict in Ethiopia’s largest region, Oromia, intensified. Why does it matter? The fragile lull in large-scale …

The Democratic Republic of Congo is the latest African nation to face an attempt to overthrow the government, allegedly by a government official. In the first official comment since reports of the failed coup plot emerged five days ago, a spokesman for President Felix Tshisekedi said the government had “serious …