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Two attacks took place in Mali on Friday. One against a military post in Boni in the middle, which left six dead and one wounded among the Malian armed forces. The other against a temporary UN position in the north, which left fifteen injured. Two attacks again bloody Mali on Friday. Shortly after 4 pm, it was Malia's armed…

An airstrike in the northern province of Ethiopia reportedly left dozens dead and injured on Tuesday (June 22). The region is in the grip of a bloody conflict between the federal power, aided by the Eritrean army, and the former power in Tigray was now transformed into an armed group. The war left thousands dead there. as…

Sudanese Prime Minister Hamdok warns of cracks in army, calls for unity Khartoum, Sudan - Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok said the cracks in the military were "deeply worrying" as he called for reconciliation between civilians and factions in the military interested in the country's politics. The prime minister, who took over after the military expelled Omar al-Bashir in 2019, made the…

Somali army bombs Al-Shabaab hideouts, 17 dead confirmed MOGADISHU, Somalia - In a rare operation, the Somali national army on Tuesday launched an airstrike in Middle Shabelle as part of the ongoing operation to drive al-Shabaab militants out of the country, after decades of devastation among innocent civilians and government officials. To seize security functions in the country, the national…

The Congolese head of state, Félix Tshisekedi, continues his stay in the eastern DRC. According to him, the persistence of insecurity in this region also depends on "shenanigans" in the army. On Thursday, the head of state met with various delegates from civil society, business and students. On this occasion, he reiterated his desire to end the uncertainty in this part of the country. He justified the establishment of the siege in the provinces of North Kivu and Ituri. In October 2019, Félix Tshisekedi launched…

Barely on duty, Karim Khan, the new prosecutor at the International Criminal Court, will find on his desk a request for an investigation into Chad. These are war crimes and crimes against humanity that are alleged to have been committed in the past year by the Chadian National Army against the insurgency, but also against the…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somali national army continued to make significant gains against Al-Shabaab militants in Somalia, with the ongoing war recording significant gains, which have positively contributed to the stability of the Horn of Africa nation. Over the past three decades, Somalia has struggled with the instability that literally entrenched most operations, including, but not limited to, political chaos that lasted for a few months. Instability almost caused anarchy. However, the fight against Al-Shabaab almost…

Paris has confirmed the death of Baye Ag Bakabo, the head of the command who kidnapped our colleagues Ghislaine Dupont and Claude Verlon on November 2, 2013 in Kidal in northern Mali. The information had been circulating since Wednesday, June 9, but was then not official. Several members of Baye Ag Bakabo's family had announced…

In Sudan, number two in the transition, General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as "Hemeti", has publicly refused to integrate his rapid support forces into an army under a unified command. A project which, however, is supported by the main transition and the civilian forces that together lead the country. Above all, this statement reveals the growing antagonism that is emerging within the armed forces.…

France "will suspend its joint military operations with Mali" and will only resume them once "the framework for the political transition in Mali is clarified". This is announced by Paris, ten days after Colonel Goita's coup in Bamako. If France and Mali cannot agree, are we heading towards the end of Operation Barkhane? The French general Dominique Trinquand was head of the French military mission to the UN in New York. He is now retired. He delivers his analysis to ChristopheBoisbouvier's microphone. .