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Niger’s junta scraps security accords with EU after turning to Russia for military cooperation

Despite fighting two jihadist insurgencies, Niger’s military leaders have announced they were scrapping two key security and defense agreements that the West African nations signed with the European Union to help fight the escalating violence in Africa’s Sahel region. Niger’s junta revoked the important military accords inked with the EU on Monday (4 December), which […]

African Union Peace & Security Council Thanks Morocco’s King for Hosting Skhirat Meeting

The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union has thanked King Mohammed VI, the Moroccan Govt and people for hosting its three-day meeting convened in the Atlantic coastal city of Skhirat (near Rabat) June 24-26. The Skhirat gathering has enabled the 15-member PSC to review its working methods for a better prevention, management […]

Somalia lashes out at ‘null and void’ Ethiopia-Somaliland port deal

Somalia has vowed to defend its territorial integrity by “all legal means possible” after a destabilizing deal inked on Monday (1 January) that has seen its breakaway region of Somaliland gain Ethiopia’s recognition in exchange for the latter’s access to the Red Sea. Following an emergency meeting on Tuesday (2 January), the Somali cabinet said […]