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How the US Intervention in Venezuela is Reviving Global South Fears of Power Politics
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SECURITY & DEFENSE
Libya: Dozens of suspects go on trial for alleged membership to IS
Sahel: Suspected jihadists kill 4 Mali soldiers, 2 civilians in Tessit
Sahelian country of Chad looking for path to peace
Sudan condemns Chadian group’s killing of 18
Sahel: Bomb attack in Ouakan, central Mali kills civilians
Libya: Fighting between rival militias rocks El Jebs, south of Tripoli
Libya: United Nations to broker new talks between rivals in Libya
Sahel: Eight UN peacekeepers wounded in Mali blast
Sahel: Russian mercenaries of the Wagner Group take over base left by French military in Mali
Libya: ICC confirms death of militia leader Mahmoud al-Werfalli
INSURGENCIES & TERRORISM
Libya: Pro-Haftar militia shuts down pipelines leading to export terminals
UPDATE: Gunmen known for their support to Khalifa Haftar closed on Sunday morning halted the flow of crude oil by shutting down the pipelines that reach the Zawiya port. The closure came after tribes loyal to Haftar threatened to do so, in protest against the Turkish...
Tunisia: Eight people sentenced to death for 2015 attack
Tunis, Jan 18, 2020 - A Tunisian court on Friday sentenced eight people to death in a trial for a 2015 attack on a presidential guard bus that killed 12. The November 24, 2015 suicide bombing in the capital Tunis claimed by the Islamic State group (IS) killed a dozen...
Sahel: Roadside bomb kills six soldiers in Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou, Jan 17, 2020 - Six Burkina Faso soldiers were killed Friday when their vehicle was hit by a roadside explosive in a northern province, security sources said, in the latest attack on the country's armed forces. No group claimed immediate responsibility...
Sahel: New wave of population displacement in Niger amid rising terrorism
Niamey, Jan 19, 2020 - Nearly 7,000 people have fled the region in western Niger where jihadist fighters killed 89 soldiers in a devastating attack earlier this month, the UN refugee agency said. But insecurity in the region is making it difficult for the UNHCR to...
Podcast: The Libyan crisis is getting more complex
The discussion on Libya that follows was recorded on the 10 of January. The discussion between MEA Risk’s Arezki Daoud and Alessandro Bruno took place a day or two before the two warring parties agreed on a truce. Although there have been some minor breached to the...
Sahel: People of Mali want foreign troops out
Bamako, Jan 10, 2020 - Hundreds of people in Mali on Friday protested against the presence of foreign troops in their country, just days ahead of a summit meant to "clarify" France's military role in the region. Malian and foreign soldiers have been struggling to...
Sahel: Massacre in Niger’s Tillaberi region
Niamey, Jan 12, 2020 - A jihadist attack on a military camp in western Niger three days ago left 89 soldiers dead, according to a new toll announced by the government on public radio Sunday. "After a thorough search, the toll has been established as 89 dead among...
Sahel: Roadside bomb kills five soldiers in Mali
Bamako, Jan 6, 2020 (AFP) - Five Malian soldiers were killed Monday in a roadside bomb attack, a government spokesperson said, in the latest violence to hit the West African country's volatile central region. The troops were travelling in the region of Alatona, near...
Libya: Dangerous military buildup in Libya
Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar announced this morning (Monday, 6 January) his troops entered the coastal city of Sirte and seized Ghardabiya airport and the country's biggest military base from militias loyal to the Tripoli government. The Misrata forces, which...
Libya: Warlord Khalifa Haftar’s raid on military school in residential area kills at least 28
Tripoli, Jan 4, 2020 - At least 28 people were killed and dozens injured on Saturday in an air strike on a military school in the Libyan capital Tripoli, a ministry spokesman said. "An air raid on the military school of Tripoli killed 28 cadets and injured dozens...