West-Africa
How Armed Groups Profit From Lithium in the Sahel
As electric-vehicle manufacturing and renewable-energy storage accelerate, demand for lithium is set to climb sharply. That rising appetite is placing the Sahel…
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Peace and Security
West-Africa
U.S., Nigeria Hold Fresh Talks on Religious Freedom, Security Cooperation
U.S. and Nigerian officials have held their second Joint Working Group meeting as Abuja seeks removal from the U.S. Countries of Particular…
West-Africa
Mali Junta Pardons French Agent Jailed for ‘Undermining the State’
Mali’s junta leader, General Assimi Goïta, has pardoned French intelligence agent Yann Vézilier, ending a 20-year prison sentence that deepened tensions between…
Central-Africa
DR Congo Transfers First Prisoners to M23 Under Peace Deal
In a first sign of movement under the 2025 peace agreement, authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have released 15 prisoners…
North-Africa
Global Study Finds Inequality Linked to Worse Pandemic Outcomes
Countries’ levels of inequality may be a stronger indicator of pandemic outcomes than the preparedness of their health systems, research presented at…
West-Africa
Tinubu Approves Salary Increases of Up to 80% for Nigerian Soldiers
President Bola Tinubu has approved salary increases ranging from 30% to 80% for approximately 250,000 members of Nigeria’s Armed Forces, with the…
East-Africa
Eight Years Later, Zimbabwe Still Hasn’t Delivered Justice for 2018 Victims
Eight years after Zimbabwean security forces killed six people and wounded 35 during post-election protests on 1 August 2018, no one has…
West-Africa
Burkina Faso Faces Scrutiny Over Human Rights Crackdown
Burkina Faso’s military government has been placed on Civicus’s 2026 watchlist amid what the human rights group calls a rapid and severe…
East-Africa
Calls Mount for Talks to Resolve Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado Crisis
Pressure is mounting on Mozambique’s government to rethink how it confronts the violence gripping northern Cabo Delgado province. This week, the Institute…
West-Africa
Nigerian Army colonel killed in shootout with gunmen
A senior Nigerian military officer was killed in Abuja after armed assailants tried to kidnap him from his home, authorities said. The…
Central-Africa
DR Congo Opposition Delays Protest Over National Dialogue
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s leading opposition coalition, C64, has delayed a planned protest after President Félix Tshisekedi said a national dialogue…
