Les populations de l’Est du Faso dénoncent “l’oubli” de leur région

Au Burkina Faso, plusieurs milliers de personnes sont descendues le week-end dernier dans les rues de Fada, grande ville de l’Est en proie au terrorisme, pour réclamer davantage de sécurité, de meilleures infrastructures routières, des hôpitaux de qualité.

Plusieurs milliers de personnes sont descendues samedi dans les rues à Fada N’Gourma, à plus de 200km de Ouagadougou, dans l’Est du pays. Une région qui souffre depuis des années de la présence de groupes djihadistes. En tête de liste des revendications, l’amélioration de l’état des routes dans la région.

Somalie: les combats déplacent jusqu’à 100.000 personnes à Mogadiscio (ONU)

Entre 60.000 et 100.000 personnes ont été forcées de fuir leurs maisons à Mogadiscio, à la suite de la flambée de violence du 25 avril, a annoncé mercredi le Bureau de coordination des affaires humanitaires de l’ONU (OCHA).

Parmi ces personnes déplacées internes, figurent des personnes vulnérables déplacées à l’intérieur du pays qui avaient cherché refuge dans la capitale somalienne et qui ont à nouveau fui pour trouver refuge à la périphérie de la ville.

Libyan prime minister visits Ankara

The visit of the prime minister of Libya’s Government of National Unity highlights an ongoing, close relationship with Turkey, with implications for the Libyan political process, and a likely signal to Egypt and the United Arab Emirates.

The prime minister of Libya’s Government of National Unity, Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, led a large delegation during Dbeibeh’s visit to Turkey on April 12. The visiting officials took part in the first meeting of the recently formed High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council between the two countries.

CENTCOM chief warns children risk radicalization at Syrian al-Hol camp

Gen. Kenneth “Frank” McKenzie said radicalization would remain a problem unless countries repatriate and reintegrate the children of suspected Islamic State fighters.

The head of US forces in the Middle East warned that displacement camps run by US-backed Kurdish forces in Syria will breed a new generation of Islamic State (IS) fighters if foreign governments don’t repatriate their stranded nationals.

US Navy fires warning shots in encounter with Iranian patrol boats

A US Navy patrol ship fired warning shots to ward off Iranian boats in the Persian Gulf on Monday, marking the second run-in between the two countries’ naval forces this month.

A US Navy patrol ship fired warning shots to ward off Iranian fast-attack boats in the Persian Gulf on Monday, marking the second run-in between the two countries’ naval forces this month.

Intel: US, Israel to cooperate against Iran’s missiles and drones

Biden White House avoids row with Israel over nuclear negotiations with Iran, offers to help counter Tehran’s ballistic and cruise missiles.

The Biden administration and Israeli officials agreed this week to set up an interagency working group to coordinate on ways to counter Iranian drones and precision-guided missiles that have proliferated across the Middle East in recent years.

Turkish forces in fresh offensive against PKK in Iraqi Kurdistan

The latest Turkish military operation against the PKK in Iraqi Kurdistan comes at a time when Ankara finds itself increasingly under strain, both on the domestic front and in its frosty ties with Washington.

The Turkish military has launched a critically timed ground and air offensive against Kurdish militants in a mountain range in neighboring Iraqi Kurdistan, the latest in a series of cross-border campaigns since 2019 that have resulted in dozens of Turkish bases in the region.