Africa

Le déploiement d’un millier de mercenaires russes est évoqué. Paris s’emploie à faire échouer la signature. Selon nos sources, depuis début septembre, un contrat est prêt à être signé entre l’État malien – représenté par le président de la transition, Assimi Goïta, et son ministre de la Défense, Sadio Camara …

Forces loyal to a powerful Libyan commander said two military planes crashed on Sunday over a village in eastern Libya, killing at least two officers. The self-styled Libyan Arab Armed Forces, led by Gen. Khalifa Hifter, said the helicopters collided in the air over the village of Msus, 130 kilometers …

King Hamad bin Isa reiterated Bahrain’s solidarity and supportive stance to Egypt and Sudan regarding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam issue as he met on Thursday with Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in Sharm El-Sheikh. Sisi and King Hamad discussed the latest developments regarding the Renaissance Dam (GERD) in light …

The future of Algeria’s gas pipeline which supplies southern Spain via Morocco is shrouded in mystery as the diplomatic row between Rabat and Algiers persists and the contractual deadline for using the transit pipeline looms. Yesterday, Algeria’s state-owned oil company, Sonatrach, announced that it had increased the annual transmission capacity …

Forces loyal to a powerful Libyan commander said Thursday they are now battling their former allies, Chadian rebels who have sought refuge in southern Libya as they fight the government in Chad’s capital, N’Djamena. The self-styled Libyan army led by commander Khalifa Hifter said it launched an operation against the …

Egypt and Libya’s unity government signed a series of cooperation agreements and several infrastructure contracts on Thursday as Cairo eyes reconstruction opportunities in its oil-rich neighbour. Though Libya’s political prospects remain uncertain, the deals are the latest sign of Egypt’s efforts to re-engage with Tripoli after years of siding with …

Cairo is training a number of Sudanese police officers on measures against the Muslim Brotherhood as Sudan accuses Brotherhood members of being behind the demonstrations and riots that have erupted in the country. Egypt is running a training program for Sudanese police officer with an emphasis on combatting the Muslim …

Following a 10-year hiatus, since the secession of South Sudan on July 9, 2011, the governments in Juba and Khartoum agreed to resume trade activity and cooperate on transport and security beginning in early October. As part of efforts to bolster peace between Sudan and South Sudan, the two governments …

On July 9, 2021, the government of Rwanda said that it had deployed 1,000 troops to Mozambique to battle al-Shabaab fighters, who had seized the northern province of Cabo Delgado. A month later, on August 8, Rwandan troops captured the port city of Mocímboa da Praia, where just off the …

Comment le président guinéen a-t-il pu être si facilement capturé ? Pourquoi avait-il ignoré les mises en garde contre Mamady Doumbouya ? D’où vient vraiment le nouveau maître de Conakry ? Plongée dans les coulisses du coup d’État.• Pourquoi Alpha Condé a-t-il été capturé aussi facilement ? Le palais présidentiel …