South Sudan president warns of inevitable split of ruling SPLM party
South Sudanese president Salva Kiir has warned of further inevitable split of his faction of the ruling Sudan People’s Liberation...
Burundi troops battle gunmen in southwest
Troops in Burundi battled a nearly 100-strong force of fighters, a local governor said Thursday, amid fears that violence is spreading in...
Islamic State menace rising in Africa, experts warn
Two African extremist movements affiliated with the Islamic State group could become a major threat on the continent if they come...
Sudanese USAID employee assassin killed by al-Shabaab in Somalia
One of the four assassins who took out an employee of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Khartoum, was...
South Sudan fighting forces thousands to flee into neighbouring DRC
The recent upsurge of fighting between local groups, known as the "Arrow Boys", and the South Sudanese army (SPLA) in South Sudan’s...
Tide of Lake Chad Insurgency Shifting From Nigeria
Bombings that killed up to 49 people in the cities of Yola and Kano this week cast doubt over Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari’s...
WHO Under Microscope on Ebola, but Is Reform Likely?
The sudden and unexpected reemergence of the Ebola virus in Liberia during November highlighted the need for continued vigilance against...
Cameroon army kills 100 from Boko Haram, frees 900 hostages
The Cameroon army claimed Wednesday to have dealt a major blow to Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamists, killing around 100 fighters and freeing...
Rearming CAR’s Forces: A Way out of the Abyss?
As international forces scrambled to provide security for the visit of Pope Francis to the Central African Republic (CAR) over the...
France's evolving African diplomacy
Over the past two weeks, fundamentalist attacks have spread terror from Beirut to Tunis and from Bamako to Paris. The Islamic State of...
