https://apnews.com/article/central-african-republic-russia-africa-wagner-bancroft-f0b9e7705713768f4676c2588c0e0200 After a Russian mercenary leader went against his country’s military leaders, their African allies asked the US for guidance. Russia’s immediate reaction was to panic and try to get their support back, but the US was staking claim in the Central African Republic. The US hasn’t been present in Africa for a long time, but is trying to maintain… Read more »
Link to Article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c77x45y130lo Since 2016, Burkina Faso has been victim to constant gruesome attacks by Islamic groups like Jihadists and the Islamic State (IS) that operate all over western Africa in Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso and more. In just this past year, there have been over 1,000 people killed by Islamic terrorism and the numbers are growing rapidly. Burkina… Read more »
Link to Article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp3dgx36gn5o For the past many years, Ethiopia and Egypt have had increasing tensions over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (Gerd). The Dam is located on the Nile River which flows through Egypt and Ethiopia, as well as neighboring countries like Sudan. Last week, Egypt sent a letter to the UN Security Council because they believe Ethiopia is… Read more »
Link to Article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg415vex37o In August of 2024, Egypt and Somalia signed off on a military alliance with each other. By the end of August, Egypt had landed aeroplanes in Somalia’s capital and Egypt has planned to have 5,000 of their soldiers join the African Union force by the end of this year. With the conflict between Egypt and Ethiopia… Read more »
Link to article: https://allafrica.com/stories/202409130233.html Hugh Kinsella Cuningham, a British photographer, highlights the displacement crisis within the Democratic Republic of Congo through his photographs. Cuningham aims to shed light on the M23 conflict which has been overlooked for too long. The March 23 Movement, also known as M23, has laid dormant in the eastern parts of the DRC for over a… Read more »
link-https://apnews.com/article/mali-explosions-training-camp-attack-472f06bd7d2d9d2913252e9787f276f9# For over a decade, Mali has fought in an insurgency by armed groups, some allied with al-Qaeda and the Islamic state group, who has attacked many other countries including the US. Attacks on northern and central Mali have been increasing, and extremist groups have been killing people in Mali for many years. To gain support for their military and… Read more »
Link to article: https://allafrica.com/stories/202409130497.html In recent days, the Arab League has heavily warned Ethiopia over its actions which threaten Somalia’s sovereignty. Following the third Ministerial Meeting in Cairo, the League classified Ethiopia’s recent actions as violations of international norms as well as Somalia’s territorial integrity. At the high-level meeting in Cairo, representatives from several Arab nations unanimously rejected the MoU… Read more »
Link to article: https://allafrica.com/stories/202409020110.html In recent years, tensions have been growing between Ethiopia and Egypt mainly over the development of the $4.2 billion Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Although the dam will provide electricity for Ethiopia as well as neighboring countries, both Egypt and Sudan have voiced concern that the implantation of the dam could greatly reduce the flow of the… Read more »
