June 30, 2022
Mali: German Mali Mission - a Crisis Far From Over
Germany will be the largest provider of troops in Mali following the UN's decision to extend its peacekeeping mission. But one important security measure will be missing after… Read more »
June 24, 2022
Africa: European Parliament Advocates Equalizing EU Trade Relations With Continent
The European Parliament on Thursday backed a report advocating the use of trade policy to equalize relations between African countries and the European Union. Read more »
June 23, 2022
Africa: UNICEP - Malnutrition Puts 8 Million Children At Risk of Death
Almost 8 million children under the age of 5 are at risk of dying from severe malnutrition, UNICEF reported on Thursday. Read more »
June 17, 2022
Somalia: 'This Drought Has the Face of a Child'
Warning: This story includes some graphic accounts of human suffering, malnutrition and death which some people may find disturbing. Please exercise caution before reading on. Read more »
June 03, 2022
Mali: Bomb Kills Two UN Peacekeepers
The UN says it is the sixth time a peacekeeping convoy has been targeted in less than a month. The West African country has been gripped by a jihadist insurgency for the past… Read more »
May 20, 2022
Ethiopia: Concerns Grow Ethiopia's Fragile Truce May Break
Reports that factions involved in Ethiopia's Tigray conflict are readying themselves to fight again raise concerns that the country's fragile truce may shatter. Read more »
August 17, 2017
Mali: ICC - Timbuktu Destruction to Cost Islamist Rebel $3.2 Million
ICC judges have made legal history by ruling that a former Islamist rebel is liable to pay compensation for the destruction of ancient shrines in Mali's Timbuktu. The historic… Read more »
February 15, 2014
Central African Republic: Europe Sends More Peacekeepers
France and the European Union have announced plans to reinforce international peacekeepers in the Central African Republic. Read more »