West-Africa
in Dabou, the worrying rise in tensions
With the start of the Côte d’Ivoire presidential election, the city of Dabou, west of Abidjan, has in the last…
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West-Africa
violent clashes between protesters and police in Conakry
In Guinea, violent clashes broke out between police and rebels on Wednesday, October 21. According to the government, nine deaths…
West-Africa
Violence after the election in Guinea turns into lethal as police conflict with opposition supporters
A minimum of eight civilians and a police officer have died in violence after the weekend’s tense presidential election in…
West-Africa
Demonstrations in Nigeria: “An Unprecedented Motion in Its Extent, Period and Current Radicalism”
Laurent Fourchard is the writer of Black, Exclude and Police, City lives in South Africa and Nigeria, Presses de Sciences…
West-Africa
after a “bloody Tuesday”, the violence continues in Lagos
Nigeria wakes up shocked the day after a “black Tuesday”, “a bloody Tuesday”, as the headline of the newspaper marked…
North-Africa
The UN “quite optimistic” about a lasting ceasefire after a series of agreements
This is a major step forward in the joint military talks in Geneva two days after the start of a…
West-Africa
mediation is progressing in Farabougou, where government involvement is required
Fifteenth day of siege in Farabougou: this Malian site in the Ségou region is still surrounded by jihadist warriors banning…
West-Africa
the dismay of teachers fleeing the jihadist threat
In Burkina Faso, hundreds of teachers have had to abandon their students after attacks by armed groups, and more than…
East-Africa
Not less than 19 militants killed in Somalia combating
MOGADISHU, Somalia – Al-Shabaab has suffered heavy losses in Somalia after 19 militants had been killed within the final 24…
East-Africa
Al-Shabaab claims bombings concentrating on Somalia’s immigration
MOGADISHU, Somalia – The al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabaab group stated it was answerable for a robust explosion Tuesday evening in Somalia’s capital…
East-Africa
The AU commander-in-chief visits UPDF troopers on
BARAWE, Somalia – The Commander of Uganda’s AMISOM contingent, Brig. Normal Richard Otto has accomplished a routine go to to…
