AU Commission head Moussa Faki Mahamat

France to deploy more soldiers to West Africa, Sahel

French President Emmanuel Macron and five African leaders agreed that French troops would remain in the Sahel region to fight against Islamist militants and sending of additional 220 French troops to the region. President Macron has received the heads of state of the countries forming the G5-Sahel (Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger) in […]

Algeria reeling under undeclared martial law (UK Think-Thank)

Algeria is in an effective state of undeclared martial law. The country is currently run by a group of shadowy figures from the military and intelligence services, says a report released by Menas Associates, a UK consultancy firm providing actionable intelligence. The Algerian body, Haut Conseil de Sécurité (HCS), is supposed to intervene only when […]

Sahara: Security Council optimistic about resumption of political process with new personal envoy

The UN Security Council (UNSC) held this week closed-door consultations on the Moroccan Sahara issue, during which the Council members were briefed by Martha Pobee, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Africa in the Departments of Political Affairs and Peace Operations, and Alexander Ivanko, UN Secretary General’s Secial Representative and Head of MINURSO. According to diplomatic sources, […]