Africa

The son of late Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi, registered on Sunday as a presidential candidate, according to media reports citing an unnamed official from the electoral commission. Saif al-Islam al-Gadhafi has not been seen in public for most of the last decade. The 49-year-old dictator’s son played a major role …

Ethiopia’s government wants to buy Turkey’s drone, Bayraktar TB2, creating speculation about the Tigray war, Reuters reports. According to the report, Ethiopia wants to buy Bayraktar TB2 drones, after a military cooperation agreement was signed with Ankara. Last August, Abiy Ahmed, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister, signed a military cooperation agreement on …

Libya will not participate in the Paris conference on Libya if the occupation state of Israel attends, Spokesperson for the National Unity Government (GNU) Mohamed Hammouda revealed earlier this week. “The government is steadfast in its position and the position of all Libyans and is committed to the Palestinian cause,” …

In a little more than a month, on Dec. 24, Libyan voters will go to the polls to elect a new president, and after a decadelong civil war it is probably stating the obvious to say that they face tough choices. Among the candidates they can vote for are Gen. …

It’s a bitter irony that the last embers of the Arab Spring may be snuffed out in the same place, Tunisia, where a spark first ignited massive pro-democracy fires across a region filled with dictatorships. Tunisians, at least some of them, seem to be stirring from their jaded acceptance of …

The recent fast-moving events in Ethiopia are raising many questions about the future of the country. A violent ethnic war is attracting all types of attention. There are many possible scenarios for Ethiopia’s immediate future, ranging from a negotiation process to a surrender or even a fractious civil war, with …

On 25 October 2021, Sudan’s military led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan seized power, dissolved the transitional government, declared a state of emergency and imprisoned the civilian leaders, including Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok. This coup has led to widespread protests in the country and condemnation across the world. The African …

Dans le cadre des rencontres avec les partenaires, le Chef d’Etat-major Général des Armées, le Général de Brigade Oumar DIARRA, a reçu ce 11 novembre 2021 en audience le COMANFOR du G5-SAHEL le Général de Division BIKIMO venu l’entretenir sur le point de situation sécuritaire dans l’espace G5 Sahel et …

Le diplomate malien et son homologue russe ont tenu une conférence de presse ce jeudi 11 novembre, au cours de laquelle ils ont évoqué les questions de la lutte contre le terrorisme, et l’exploitation des ressources minières. M.Abdoulaye Diop après avoir remercié les plus hautes autorités russes a rappelé au …

Après l’annonce que le gouvernement de transition malien est sur le point de conclure un accord avec la compagnie militaire privée russe, connue sous le nom de Wagner, la France s’est montrée assez prononcée sur sa position sur la situation. Même si la France a considérablement réduit sa présence dans …