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 two days…
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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 have been…
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 clashes between…
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 Po. .
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 by an…
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 face-to-face meeting…
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 entry. For…
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 2,100 schools…
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 hours by…
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 Mogadishu, killing…
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 the entrance…
