Military juntas from Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have recently met to strengthen the newly formed Alliance of Sahel States (AES), pledging security and political collaborations, which some analysts describe as an attempt to legitimize their grip on power. In his first foreign trip since the July coup that brought him into power, Niger’s junta […]
French President Tuesday declared France at war following Islamist attack on a church at Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray which left the priest assassinated. Francois Holland on visit to the scene of the attack also announced that the Islamic State (IS) group has declared war to France. “We are in front of a group, Daech that has declared war […]
At least 94 people have been killed in landfalls in Mozambique following the devastating Cyclone Chido, the country’s disaster management agency said. The cyclone, with winds reaching 260 km/h and heavy rainfall, has also injured 768 individuals and affected over 622,000 people in various capacities The northern provinces of Cabo Delgado, Niassa, and Nampula were […]
