United Nations Secretary General Antonio Gutteres urged the international community to support the regional G5 Sahel Joint Force in northwest Africa, while warning that the window of opportunity for bringing stability to Mali was slowly narrowing. Guterres, speaking at a ministerial meeting at UN headquarters Wednesday, said delays in implementing…
Amid the contentious political climate in Kenya, the country’s chief justice has issued a remarkable statement defending the role of an independent judiciary – one that ruled to overturn the results of the nation’s August 8 presidential election, and expects to be protected from threats and intimidation. The statement comes…
A report from the Global Witness organization finds that Zimbabwe’s military and intelligence personnel, along with political elites, are siphoning off the country’s diamond wealth and hiding it from a nation where three-fourths of the people live in poverty. The new “An Inside Job” report looked at five mining companies…
Fayez Al-Sarraj, head of the Presidency Council for Libya’s internationally recognized Government of National Accord (GNA), begins a two-day state visit Sunday to Sudan. Sarraj visits Khartoum at the invitation of President Omar Al-Bashir, and will be accompanied by a delegation of ministers and Libyan officials to discuss issues shared by…
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari signed a letter to the Nigerian legislature on Monday, formally announcing that he has returned to the duties of his office. The letter followed Buhari’s return to Nigeria after a medical leave in London that began on May 7, and a televised address to the nation…
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to speak to the nation Monday morning following his weekend arrival in Abuja, as he ends a stay in London for medical treatment that began more than three months ago. Buhari plans to speak at 7 a.m., according to a statement from presidential spokesman…
Newly elected President Emmanuel Macron of France promised during his campaign that once in office, his first trip abroad would be to see French troops stationed in the Sahel in Operation Barkhane. Now he’s making good on that promise with a visit, expected to be in Mali, on Thursday or…
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has called on the nation’s security forces to put an end to violent attacks, following local reports of between 30 and 50 people killed earlier this week in the Benue region. The deaths at a market in Zaki Biam were tied to the conflict between Fulani…
The United States plans a new ban on in-flight electronic devices aboard airplanes flying from at least 10 locations in the Middle East and North Africa, according to reports. American officials tell the Associated Press that the ban, which will be announced on Tuesday, covers nonstop flights from Egypt originating in…
Now it’s the South Africans living near the Mozambique border who want the government to build a wall. Sandile Sibiya, a spokesman for the African National Congress Youth League in the northeast region, told News 24 this week that residents want a huge wall to prevent the cross-border crime they…
New African Union Commission Chairman Moussa Faki Mahamat officially begins his role Tuesday, as outgoing chairwoman Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma comes to the end of her tenure in Addis Ababa. Moussa Faki, the foreign minister of Chad who previously served as the nation’s prime minister, has said he will make the…
The African continent faces a number of visible challenges within the security sphere. From sizeable but straightforward battles against narcotics dealing and piracy, to issues of immense complexity based on identity and sectarian conflict. Yet, among the 54 states that comprise the African region there are three issues the loom…
The Kenyan government announced on December 1 that all quarries in Mandera must be closed immediately due to security reasons. “We have asked miners to leave for their homes until next year because we need time to organize our security team and they also need to be with their families,”…
Last night during a suspected drone attack the al-Qaeda affiliate group, al-Shabaab were attacked in southern Somalia reported Reuters and Diplomat.SO. The attacked which targeted a base belonging to the Islamist extremist group is believed to have killed at least eight people, stated Voice of America (VOA). VOA reported that…
The United Nations has called for an increase in support for families fleeing conflicts. In a recent press release the UN urged the international community to escalate their support in Cameroon, which is currently housing more than 310,000 people who have fled from conflict in Nigeria and the Central African…