Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development

Egypt: IS claimed responsibility for rocket attack on Egyptian vessel

The Islamic State said it was behind the rocket attack on the Egyptian army vessel off North Sinai on Thursday. The battle between the Egyptian army and the IS militants has moved on to a new territory with the IS militants launching a “guided missile” at an Egyptian frigate north of Rafah. This is the […]

Nigeria denies collaborating with terrorists or French military to destabilize Niger

Niger’s military government has accused its neighbor Nigeria of acting as a base for destabilizing actions by terrorist groups or French military and of being implicated in sabotaging its pipeline. Relations between Niger and neighboring Nigeria have soured after the former’s foreign minister, Bakary Yaou Sangare, summoned the Nigerian embassy’s chargé d’affaires, accusing his country […]

After Jihadists, Wagner now recruits Tindouf camps youth

Wagner is taking advantage to recruit young fighters from the Polisario-run Tindouf camps in Algeria, where Jihadist AQMI and ISIS have found fertile ground to enroll fighters. The alarm bell was rang by FORSATIN, a Sahrawi forum that brings together advocates of Morocco’s autonomy plan. “The early April attack by Wagner fighters on the Mauritanian […]