The latest civil war which erupted in Sudan in mid-April 2023 has very recently completed one year. On this occasion the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stated that there is a humanitarian situation so serious in Sudan that nearly half the population needs life-saving assistance. The condition of women and children is particularly precarious.
Terror organization: Houthis
Status: Financier
Role: He is running a network (companies in the Middle East, Asia and Africa) generates tens of millions of dollars in revenue from the sale of Iranian commodities, Iranian petroleum, a significant portion of which is then directed through a complex network of intermediaries and exchange houses in multiple countries to the Houthis in Yemen.
Le Camerounais Christian Kwongang avait été très actif il y a un an pour lutter contre la campagne antimigrants menée par le président Kaïs Saïed.
L’ex-président d’une association d’étudiants africains subsahariens en Tunisie, très actif il y a un an face à une campagne antimigrants, a été arrêté par les autorités, a annoncé le groupe mardi 26 mars. L’Association des étudiants et stagiaires africains en Tunisie (Aesat) a alerté dans un communiqué quant à « la disparition » de l’étudiant camerounais Christian Kwongang depuis le 19 mars, après qu’il s’est rendu dans un poste de police pour « récupérer sa carte de séjour ».
Throughout its history, the continent of Africa has grappled with a variety of formidable obstacles including tribalism, colonialism, democratic deficits and widespread corruption. Although the continent has an abundance of natural resources, Africa remains entrenched as the least prosperous continent.
Highlights:
Established In: 2013;
Established By: Abu Ayyad al-Tunisi;
Also Known As: Supporters of Islamic Law in Tunisia;
Country Of Origin: Tunisia;
Leaders: Abu Ayyad al-Tunisi;
Key Members: Abu Ayyad al-Tunisi;
Operational Area: Tunisia;
Number Of Members: 10,000;
Involved In: Assassinations, Armed Attacks, Suicide Bomb Attacks;
General Info:
Ansar al-Sharia in Tunisia (“Supporters of Islamic Law in Tunisia”) is a radical Islamist group that operates in Tunisia. In 2013, the group was estimated to have roughly 10,000 members.
A former Boko Haram leader who abandoned a suicide mission shares shocking actions of women as combatants and her journey to redemption.
Five young women embarked on a one-way journey from a remote location not far away from the Sambisa forest area, each carrying deadly explosives and two AK-47 rifles hidden under their gowns. Their destination: Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state in North East Nigeria.
Sudan’s current conflict, which erupted in April 2023, is the latest chapter in a story of rival
predatory networks competing for control over formal and illicit economies, the information
environment and the use of organized violence. As the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid
Support Forces (RSF) spread death and destruction across the country, fuelling a humanitarian crisis,
their battle is driven by the desire to preserve their vast economic empires and the systems that
support them.
Introduction
The Hamas attack against Israel on October 7, 2023, has reinvigorated jihadi groups such as the Islamic State (ISIS) and Al-Qaeda, which are reprioritizing the cause of “Palestine” and the fight against the “Jews” and their “Crusader” allies as a key foundation of their messaging campaigns which aims at expanding their global threat landscape.
The announcement made on New Year’s Day that Ethiopia has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Somaliland covering several areas may have created the first major geopolitical risk of the year 2024.
Israel faces a growing risk of damaging its peace with neighboring Egypt as its military pushes the offensive against Hamas further south in the Gaza Strip. Already, the two sides are in a dispute over a narrow strip of land between Egypt and Gaza.