Nineteen defendants including a former president's son linked to a massive debt scandal that plunged Mozambique into...
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Mozambique: Setback for Mozambique as insurgents take control of Palma near Tanzania and oil sites
Islamist militants have seized control of the northern Mozambique town of Palma, near a huge gas project involving...
Senegal braces for Jihadist spillover from the Sahel
Senegal's President Macky Sall said Tuesday that his native country and neighbouring West African states must "prepare...
Africa: South American cocaine finds its way into West Africa
Dakar, July 1, 2019 - Senegalese authorities have discovered more than a tonne of cocaine in the past week hidden in...
Africa: Nigeria’s hunger for meet could solve the grazing crisis
Lagos, June 26, 2019 - With over 200 million people and an emerging middle class, Nigeria is witnessing a boom in...
Sudan: The butchers of Khartoum
Comment by Arezki Daoud | 6 June 2019: Taking place simultaneously with the Algerian protests, Sudan has gone from a...
International: Donors pledge over a billion dollars to help Mozambique cope with cyclones’ devastation
Maputo, June 3, 2019 - International donors have pledged $1.2 billion to help Mozambique recover from the devastation...
International: Turkey defies US, plans to buy Russian missile defense system
Istanbul, June 4, 2019 - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday said Turkey would not withdraw from a deal made...
Sudan army unleashes repression on protesters
June 3, 2019 - Egypt on Monday urged all sides in Sudan to return to the negotiating table as security forces moved...
The aggressive meddling of UAE and Saudi rulers in other countries’ affairs
May 24, 2019 - Turkey and Qatar risk losing geopolitical influence due to turmoil in Libya and Sudan, as regional...
New Sudan ruler visits Egypt’s General Sisi
Cairo, May 25, 2019 (AFP) - The head of Sudan's ruling military council arrived in Cairo Saturday, an airport official...
France’s Total to get Anadarko Africa’s assets: What are the challenges ahead?
The takeover of Anadarko by Occidental paves the way for France's Total to acquire Anadarko assets and projects in...
International: Turkey angers Europe over drilling plan off Cyprus
Brussels, May 13, 2019 (AFP) - The EU on Monday warned Turkey not to press ahead with exploratory drilling for oil and...
International: Suspected Emirati spy found hanged in Turkish prison
Ankara, April 29, 2019 - A suspected Emirati spy who was detained by Turkish authorities 10 days ago has killed...
International: More kidnappings in Nigeria
Warri, Nigeria, April 28, 2019 - Gunmen in Nigeria's restive oil-rich south have attacked an oil rig, kidnapping a...
International: Mozambicans trying to cope with Cyclone Kenneth devastation
Macomia, Mozambique, April 28, 2019 - Soaking mattresses, bent corrugated iron sheets, some wooden chairs and two...
International: Turkey’s unabated war against Gulen reaches the Brazilian shores
Rio de Janeiro, April 25, 2019 - Turkey is seeking to extradite a businessman from Brazil over his links to US-based...
International: Turkey arrests more soldiers allegedly tied to Gulen
Ankara, April 26, 2019 - Turkish police on Friday detained 115 soldiers suspected of ties to the group blamed for a...
International: Chinese workers kidnapped in Nigeria
Lagos, Nigeria, April 26, 2019 - Gunmen have abducted two Chinese nationals from a construction site in southeast...
International: Sudan’s million-strong march
Khartoum, April 25, 2019 - Sudanese protesters began gathering for a "million-strong" march Thursday to turn up the...
International: Fresh concerns over Nigerian President health
Abuja, April 25, 2019 - Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari will leave for Britain on Thursday on a private visit, his...
International: Mozambique hit by a second cyclone
Maputo, April 25, 2019 - A powerful cyclone made landfall in northern Mozambique Thursday evening, barely a month...
Nigeria: Sea pirates kidnap six sailors off Bonny Island
Lagos, April 25, 2019 - Pirates off Nigeria's oil-rich south have stormed a small oil tanker, kidnapping six sailors,...
Cheering pro-democracy movements or supporting autocratic rulers: a reticent America
Washington, April 12, 2019 - The United States initially cheered on the Arab Spring but as fresh popular uprisings...
Turkey: Prez Erdogan attacks women for celebrating Women’s Day
Ankara, March 10, 2019 - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday accused International Women's Day protesters...
Nigeria: Election violence forces vote suspension in Rivers state
Port Harcourt, Nigeria, March 10, 2019 - By Joel Olatunde Agoi - Nigeria's election authorities announced the...
Nigeria postpones presidential election for one week, rival parties accuse each other
Abuja, Feb 16, 2019 - Nigeria's electoral watchdog on Saturday postponed presidential and parliamentary elections for...
Nigeria: Despite dismal performance, President Buhari thinks he will be reelected
Abuja, Jan 10, 2019 - Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said he was confident of winning a second term...
International: Building boom turning to bust as Turkey’s economy slows
By Raziye Akkoc - Mudurnu, Turkey, Jan 9, 2019 - Deep in a provincial region of northwestern Turkey, it looks like a...
Nigeria: Boko Haram intensifies its attacks on Nigeria
Kano, Nigeria, Jan 5, 2019 (AFP) - Nigeria's Islamic State West Africa Province, a faction of Boko Haram affiliated to...
Boko Haram kills two Nigerian soldiers in ambush
Kano, Nigeria, Jan 4, 2019 (AFP) - At least two Nigerian soldiers were killed in an ambush by Boko Haram jihadists...
Nigeria: As primaries end, competition between parties to intensify, and violence likely
The North Africa Journal - 14 October 2018 - Security analyst firm MEA Risk LLC says that for the period of 8 to 14...
Mozambique: Municipal elections end with ruling party dominance
The North Africa Journal: 15 October 2018: MEA Risk reports that the Mozambican Liberation Front (Frelimo) has won...
Nigeria: Difficult time for ruling APC party and President Buhari, more violence ahead likely
The North Africa Journal - August 7, 2018: Last week, Mohammed Ali Ndume, the Senator representing Borno South in the...
Mozambique: Back to uncertainty as opposition leader dies before conclusion of peace talks, says MEA Risk
The North Africa Journal: May 16, 2018: MEA Risk LLC said news and political life in Mozambique over the past...
Africa: Instability persists in Nigeria
The North Africa Journal – May 14, 2018: MEA Risk LLC said that for the period of 7 to 13 May 2018, there were 53...
Africawide: Nigeria struggles with its twin conflict of herdsmen and Boko Haram
MEA Risk LLC - May 2, 2018: In its weekly threat assessment report, sister company MEA Risk pains a grim picture of...
Africawide: Mozambique still struggling with Islamic militancy
MEA Risk - May 1, 2018: For the period of 1 to 15 April 2018, threat assessment firm MEA Risk reports 38 critical...
As Algeria ups its defensive capabilities, North Africa braces for an influx of new insurgents
The North Africa Journal - September 7, 2017: Over the past 20 years, the Algerian defense system has been largely...
Africa: Nigeria halts all oil exploration in Borno as Boko Haram kills researchers and
The North Africa Journal: July 28, 2017: The Nigerian government is cancelling all exploration activity in northeast...
China focuses on its military footprint in Africa, setting stage for new rivalry with West
The North Africa Journal - July 13, 2017: While the United States is scaling back its international positions amid a...
Italy’s dangerous bet that Libya would help contain migration flows
The North Africa Journal: June 9, 2017: Italy is naturally troubled by the massive inflow of migrants from Africa and...
Global Affairs: Saudi power struggle could destabilize the entire Middle East
By Dr. Cyril Widdershoven*: Political instability in Saudi Arabia is growing as King Salman bin Abdulaziz begins to...