Sahel: France, allies withdraw from Mali but fight against Jihadists continue
When they arrived in 2013 it was in a rush: 250 men from a base in Senegal; 950 from Chad; helicopters…
Russia has big plans for Africa
•America Must Push Back—Without Getting Dragged In By Samuel Ramani The day after the military staged a coup in Burkina Faso…
France withdraws troops from Mali after nine years
France announced Thursday that it was withdrawing its troops from Mali after a breakdown in relations with the country’s ruling…
ECOWAS, AU measures against military coup plotters not effective – Experts
Ngozi James Measures and sanctions put in place by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the African…
Africa is beset with coups and conflicts: how the trend can be reversed
By Adem K Abebe On the evening of 15 February 2022, reports emerged that key police and military officials in Djibouti were…
The trouble with drought as an explanation for famine in the Horn and Sahel of Africa
By William G. Moseley In early February 2022, the World Food Programme announced that 13 million people in the Horn of…
Nigerian, African Air Chiefs strengthen cooperation at annual symposium
African Air Force leaders including the that of the Nigerian Chief of Air Force (NAF) came away with a spirit…
African vaccine producer could be blocked by Moderna patents–Health groups
By Geoffrey York A Canadian-supported project to produce mRNA vaccines for Africa could be derailed by patents that U.S. manufacturer…
BioNTech unveils plans for container vaccine factories in Africa
•Facilities will be able to make various mRNA-based vaccines, including Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 jab, says German firm By Gökhan Ergöçün German…
Decade-high food prices drive poverty and unrest in Africa
•Africans face a wave of inflation causing food insecurity, driving some to emigrate to escape the spiralling cost of living…