natural disasters

Eastern Libya’s budget push signals strategic bid for oil leverage amid political deadlock

In a bold financial maneuver, Libya’s eastern-based authorities have fast-tracked the approval of a $12.7 billion infrastructure budget—framed as a national development drive, but widely viewed by analysts as a calculated step to consolidate control over oil revenue streams. Overseen by Belgassim Haftar, son of military strongman Khalifa Haftar, the Development and Reconstruction Fund is […]

Russia launches new ‘Africa Corps’, part of Putin’s new military plans for the continent

After Wagner Group’s collapse in mid 2023, Russian President Vladimir Putin has recently launched a new Africa Corps, with 100 military staff officially deployed to Burkina Faso, with the aim to continue serving Russia’s interests on the continent — unofficially. While the war in Ukraine continues unabated, the depth of the ties between Burkina Faso […]

Tunisia: Scores of organizations condemn arbitrary arrests of Sub-Saharan migrants

Over twenty Tunisian and international organizations active in Tunisia, on Thursday, decried in a joint statement the human rights violations suffered by migrants from sub-Saharan Africa, and called on the Tunisian authorities to combat hate speech, discrimination and racism against them and to take urgent action to guarantee the migrants’ dignity and rights. The signatories […]