September 19, 2023
Ethiopia: One Year After Tigray Peace Deal, Peace Elusive and Atrocities Continue
United Nations human rights experts say that nearly a year since the signing of an agreement to cease hostilities in northern Ethiopia, atrocities, war crimes and crimes against… Read more »
September 18, 2023
West Africa: Sahel Alliance Unites Against 'Internal Uprising or Foreign Assault'
Three West African Sahel countries - Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso - ruled by military juntas pledged to support one another in the event of internal uprising or foreign assault,… Read more »
September 15, 2023
Mali: Independence Day Festivities Cancelled As Rebels Claim Control of Northern Town
Tuareg rebels in northern Mali said they have taken over a military camp and checkpoints in the town of Bourem, endangering a 2015 peace agreement. Read more »
Sudan: A Fragile Opportunity for Peace in Sudan
The long-suffering country of Sudan caught a glimpse of peace late last month. General Mohammed Dagalo (aka Nemeti), head of the paramilitary Rapid Security Force (RSF) whose… Read more »
September 14, 2023
Libya: Rival Political Leaders Urged to Bury Differences After 'Heart-Breaking' Floods
Libya's divisions have exacerbated the brutal impact of this week's lethal floods, claiming thousands of lives in a disaster-hit North Africa also rocked by last week's deadly… Read more »
West Africa: U.S. Resumes Drone Operations in Niger
The U.S. resumed flying drones and other aircraft out of Niger's air bases, according to the commander of the Air Forces in Europe and Africa, Al Jazeera reports. Read more »
September 12, 2023
Mali: Commercial Flights Suspended to Timbuktu Over Insecurity
Sky Mali, the sole commercial airline serving Timbuktu in the interior of Mali, has announced that it canceled travel there due to safety concerns, further isolating the northern… Read more »
West Africa: Putin Discusses Niger Crisis With Malian Leader Goita
Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with Mali's acting president, Assimi Goita, on the telephone, discussing issues like counter-terrorism measures and the situation in Niger,… Read more »
September 10, 2023
Niger: Military Govt Accuses France of Preparing Forces for 'Intervention'
The military government in Niger, which seized control in July, accused France of stationing troops in various West African countries in preparation for "military intervention,"… Read more »
September 08, 2023
Mali: Militants Kill Dozens in Mali Attack
Mali's transitional government reported that 64 people, including numerous civilians, were killed in two strikes carried out by suspected al-Qaeda-linked militants on Thursday in… Read more »
September 07, 2023
Sudan: Burhan Orders Sudan Paramilitary Group RSF to Disband
Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, general commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and chairman of the Transitional Sovereign Council of Sudan, issued a constitutional proclamation… Read more »
September 06, 2023
Sudan: Fighting Doubles Numbers of Displaced People, to Seven Million, Says UN
This year's conflict in Sudan has displaced 3.8 million people within the country, nearly doubling internal displacement, the UN migration agency said Tuesday. Read more »
August 31, 2023
Mali: Russia Blocks Renewal of UN Sanctions in Mali
Russia blocked efforts to keep in Mali a team of UN experts who accused foreign fighters of taking part in numerous violations in the military-run West African nation, Al Jazeera… Read more »
Rwanda: Kagame Promotes General Sanctioned by U.S. for Alleged Role in Eastern DR Congo Instability
Rwandan President Paul Kagame promoted a General recently sanctioned by the U.S. for involvement in the conflict in neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo, in what could be… Read more »
August 30, 2023
Gabon: Army Officers Appear on Television, Say They Have Claimed Power
A group of senior military officers have gone on national television in Gabon saying they have seized power, Al Jazeera reports. Read more »
August 28, 2023
Ethiopia: U.S. Knew Saudis Were Killing African Migrants at Border - Report
Saudi security forces are killing, shelling, and abusing groups of migrants, according to a Human Rights Watch report. And President Biden's administration, according to The… Read more »
August 25, 2023
Africa: Saudi Arabia Denies Border Guards Killed Hundreds of Ethiopian Migrants, Asylum Seekers
Saudi Arabia has denounced a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report accusing the kingdom's border guards of killing hundreds of Ethiopian migrants since 2022. Read more »
Niger: Junta Leader Signs Order to Allow Help from Burkina Faso, Mali Military
Niger junta leader General Abdourahamane Tchiani announced that his country will allow the military governments of Mali and Burkina Faso to send their soldiers into Niger to defend… Read more »
Niger: Without France ... There'd Be No Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger - President Macron
Without France's military operations in the Sahel "there would probably no longer be a Mali ... Burkina Faso, and I'm not sure there would still be Niger", French President… Read more »
August 22, 2023
Africa: Russian Mercenary Boss Posts Video, Location Hints at Africa
Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner Group, made a rare video appearance released on Telegram channels linked to the private military company, Al Jazeera reports. Read more »
Niger: AU Suspends Niger After Coup
The African Union has suspended the membership of Niger a month after the coup by what they called a "faction of military officers". The body's Peace and Security Council (PSC)… Read more »
August 17, 2023
Senegal: Dozens Feared Dead After Boat Found Off Cabo Verde
At least 63 people are believed to have died when the boat they were travelling on from Senegal was discovered off Cabo Verde, according to the International Organization for… Read more »
Niger: New U.S. Ambassador to Arrive in Niger Despite Coup
Kathleen FitzGibbon, the new U.S. Ambassador to Niger, is heading to take up her new position in Niamey this week, the U.S. Department of State announced. Read more »
August 16, 2023
West Africa: Mali, Russia Discuss Coup in Niger
Colonel Assimi Goita, the head of Mali's military, spoke by phone with Vladimir Putin, president of Russia, about the situation in Niger, where Mohamed Bazoum was deposed on July… Read more »
Mali: Musician Salif Keïta Drops Transitional Council for Role in Mali Junta's Govt
The musician known as The Golden Voice of Africa, Salif Keita, is now a special advisor to the military junta's leader in Mali, AFP reports. Read more »