U.S. military pullback leaves Africa navigating new security landscape

The United States is urging African nations to take greater responsibility for their own security as it scales back its military footprint on the continent — a move that analysts warn could shift the regional power balance and fuel militant resurgence. General Michael Langley, head of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), emphasized “burden-sharing” as Washington pivots […]

Over 70 Italian NGOs condemn Polisario’s provocative actions in Guerguerat

Over 70 NGOs, associations and municipalities in Italy have condemned the provocative actions carried out by the Polisario militias in the Guerguerat crossing point in the southernmost tip of the Sahara, describing these actions as serious threats to peace and stability in the entire Sahel-Sahara region, a region “already shaken by acts of terrorism, drug […]

Somali forces end deadly al-Shabab hotel siege; UN warns of full-blown famine

An attack claimed by the al-Shabab armed group on a popular hotel in the centre of the Somali port city of Kismayo killed nine civilians on Sunday, October 23, as the World Food Program (WFP) warned it is only a matter of time before the conflict-torn Somalia is hit with a full-blown famine and people […]