War and Crisis

Niger: AU plans sanctions against junta’s supporters

The African Union, AU, yesterday asked its commission to compile a list of members of the military junta and their supporters in the Niger...

In Niger, a jihadist threat difficult to measure

Several deadly attacks have struck Niger since the 26 July coup that toppled elected president Mohamed Bazoum, but analysts warn against hasty interpretation of...

Russia, China look to advance agendas at BRICS summit of developing countries in South Africa

Russia and China will look to gain more political and economic ground in the developing world at a summit in South Africa this week,...

Sudan: war spreads to two new major cities (residents)

The war that has been ravaging Sudan for more than four months has spread to two new densely-populated towns: el-Facher, one of the capital...

Coup: Mali, Burkina Faso send delegation to Niger as tension heightens

A delegation from Mali and Burkina Faso is expected to arrive in Niamey, the capital of Niger, on Monday in a show of solidarity...

Niger: power cuts worsen under the effect of sanctions

In the popular district of Lazaret in Niamey, cries of joy welcome the return of electricity cut for nearly five hours: for a week,...

Mali, Burkina to send delegation to coup-hit Niger

The Malian army announced on Monday the dispatch to Niamey by Mali and Burkina Faso of a joint official delegation in "solidarity" with Niger,...

Niger’s military shuts down airspace as it warns of an imminent attack

Niger’s mutinous soldiers closed the country’s airspace and accused foreign powers of preparing an attack, as the junta defied a deadline to restore the...

Fattah: Iran unveils its first hypersonic missile

Tehran, Iran – Iran has unveiled its first-ever hypersonic missile, Fattah, which it says can penetrate missile defence systems and will give it a...

Bodies of 54 Uganda soldiers killed by al Shabaab discovered

Ugandan troops discovered the bodies of 54 Ugandan soldiers who were killed during an al-Shabaab attack on an African Union base in Somalia last week,...

Afghan provincial governor killed in car bombing

The acting governor of a northeastern Afghan province has been killed in a car bombing, officials said, months after the region’s police chief was...

Sudan: 10 DRC Congolese killed in Khartoum

Ten nationals of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) were killed Sunday in Khartoum in bombings by the "regular army" on a campus in...

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