Piracy Resurges Off Somalia’s Northeastern Coast as Naval Gaps Emerge
Somalia’s Coast Guard has confirmed multiple piracy incidents along the northeastern coastline, raising fresh concerns over security in one of the world’s busiest shipping...
Mali Defends Security Strategy After Coordinated Insurgent Attacks
BAMAKO — Mali’s government has reaffirmed its security strategy following a series of coordinated insurgent attacks across the country, with the foreign minister telling ambassadors...
Triple Shock of Hunger Pushes Millions to the Brink in Somalia
A convergence of prolonged drought, soaring global prices, and shrinking aid funding has plunged Somalia into one of its most severe hunger crises in...
Ethiopia Denies Role in Khartoum Airport Drone Strikes, Accuses Sudan of...
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – The Ethiopian government has formally rejected accusations from Sudanese military officials that it was involved in drone strikes on Khartoum International Airport,...
Kabila Dismisses U.S. Sanctions as Politically Motivated as Treason Conviction Looms
KINSHASA, DRC — Former President Joseph Kabila has rejected new U.S. Treasury sanctions against him, calling the measures unjustified and politically motivated.
The United States imposed...
Senegal Pledges Support to Mali Following Deadly Insurgent Attacks
Senegal has declared its readiness to support Mali in efforts to restore peace and stability, following a wave of insurgent attacks that targeted military...
Third Fatality Confirmed as Hantavirus Strikes Cruise Ship Off West Africa
A suspected hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship near Cape Verde has now claimed three lives, with three additional passengers sickened and one fighting...
Mali Airstrikes Kill Over 200 Militants as Army Hunts for Suspects...
BAMAKO, Mali – Mali’s state television has reported that more than 200 suspected militants were killed in a series of airstrikes conducted by the country’s...
Jihadists and Rebels Join Forces to Strangle Mali: Capital Under Siege,...
A dangerous new alliance between Al-Qaeda-linked militants and Tuareg separatists is tearing Mali apart. In a coordinated shock offensive, the rebels have seized two...
Family Feud Over Water Point Turns Deadly: 42 Killed in Eastern...
At least 42 people have been killed in eastern Chad after a dispute between two families over access to a village water point spiraled...
Mali Reels as Rebels Seize Kidal, Russian Forces Withdraw After Coordinated...
Mali is facing its most severe security crisis in years, with Tuareg-led separatists claiming control of the strategic northern town of Kidal following a...
Limited Gains, Rising Abuses: Russian Paramilitaries in Mali Under Scrutiny
Russian paramilitary forces deployed in Mali have achieved only modest battlefield successes while facing persistent allegations of atrocities, according to an investigative journalist tracking...
