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Almost two weeks after the attack on the port city of Palma by the armed group calling itself Al-Chabab, the Mozambican authorities confirmed on Monday, April 5, to gradually regain control of the situation. "It is not over yet (...) but a significant number of terrorists have been shot," the commander of military operations in…

Ahmada Ag Bibi is the mediator who negotiated on behalf of Mali and with the Malian intelligence services for the release of Soumaïla Cissé, Sophie Pétronin and two Italian hostages held by the Islamic and Muslim Support Group, linked to al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, in October 2020. the Malian state now shows its willingness to discuss with jihadist groups, what role can Ahmada Ag Bibi play today?…

Experts do not all have the same analysis of the intensity of the link between the local Mozambican group and the Islamic State, which twelve days ago claimed responsibility for the attack on the city of Palma. But one thing is certain: the uprising in Cabo Delgado is gaining momentum and gaining ground. Following the March 24 attack on the port city of Palma, in the far north of Mozambique, many survivors continue to flock to the provinces. According to the UN, about 10,000 were rescued and 23,000 are still on the Afungi…

Nine days after a group affiliated with the Islamic State captured the city of Palma, the Total group closed its gas station in northeastern Mozambique. The threat was undoubtedly too great for Total. Nine days after the attack on Palma by a jihadist group, a security source told AFP that the group evacuated all staff from…

More than a week after the spectacular and deadly attack on the city of Palma in the province of Cabo Delgado, by a local group affiliated with the Islamic State, President Filipe Nyusi spoke on Friday, April 2, in commemoration of Good Friday. He trusts God as survivors in shock continue to pour into cities that are still under government control.…

Two terrorist attacks targeted the Malian army, in the middle of the country, and the UN mission in Mali (Minusma), in the far north. The latter was particularly violent. In the same region, the French army, for its part, carried out an attack on a camp of suspected jihadists on Thursday, April 1. From our special…

Burkina Faso has been the site of many attacks, kidnappings and executions for six years. Despite the impressive logistical, military and economic resources, the central government is losing ground to jihadist groups and armed bandits. One third of the territory would no longer be under control. What solutions? Should we start a dialogue with the jihadists and, if so, who and within what framework?…

A symbolic ceremony to compensate the victims was organized on Tuesday, March 30, in Bamako by the Malian Transitional Authorities and the International Criminal Court. The incident follows the ICC's conviction in 2016 of Ahmad Al Faqi Al Mahdi, executive director of the jihadist group Ansar Dine, which led the destruction of the mausoleums in Timbuktu in 2012. The mausoleums have since been rebuilt, and…

The Islamic State took responsibility on Monday, March 29, for the attack in the coastal region of Cabo Delgado, where Total is established to exploit a mega submarine gas field. Does this new jihadist offensive call into question a project that is likely to change the island of Mozambique? Contacted by RFI, Total said "to…

The information came to the headlines in the Ivorian press this Tuesday morning, March 30: "FACI, the armed forces on the Ivory Coast, are routing the attackers," Fraternité Matin exclaims."What happened in Kafolo and Kolobougou," says L'Intelligent. L'Intelligent, which takes up the army's statement that "during the night from Sunday to Monday, two FACI positions were hit by armed attacks. The first occurred in Kafolo and…