Lines in the sand: West Africa’s coastal states are bracing for a jihadist storm
•With French troops leaving Mali, its neighbours are at risk A drone whirs overhead as Ivorian special forces creep out…
How Putin’s invasion of Ukraine affects the rest of Russian foreign policy towards Africa, others
•Could the decision to attack Ukraine portend a shift in Moscow’s international decision-making? By Heather Ashby; Jude Mutah; Andrew Scobell, Ph.D.;…
CIVIC demands transparent probe into the bombing of children in Niger-Nigeria border
Godsgift Onyedinefu Center for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC) has asked the Nigerian government to ensure a transparent and rapid investigation…
ECOWAS Rejects Mali’s Five-year Transition Proposal
Nigeria’s former President and Chair of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Council of the Wise (CoW), Dr.…
Rosewood theft drives corruption along Cameroon-Nigeria border
By ADF Staff In the Bamanga forest of northern Cameroon, the sound of axes biting into tree trunks has become…
What happens to the 4,000 Nigerians studying in Ukraine?
By Alexander Onukwue The move by Russian president Vladimir Putin to increase his military’s presence in Ukraine has set off…
Britain’s ownership of the Chagos islands has no basis, Mauritius is right to claim them
By Peter Harris The decolonisation of Mauritius was never fully completed. This is because, in 1965, the British government put…
Nigerian Military Airstrike kill children in Niger Republic
No fewer than seven children have been reportedly killed by the Nigerian military in airstrikes targeting bandits in Nachade, Niger…
Kenya’s high commissioner dies
Mukaila Ola Kenya’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced the sudden death of the country’s High Commissioner to Nigeria. Ambassador…
When things fall apart – France’s withdrawal from Mali
By Nina Wilén When things fall apart you usually take a step back to look at what went wrong and to…