Africa

How can reporters learn from new tools about specific causes of methane leaks in conflict-affected areas? We have examined some of the recent conflict hotspots across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) — namely Syria, Iraq, Yemen, and Libya — to identify what the major sources of methane release are in the region, as well as to better understand how conflicts around the world could damage existing infrastructure and governance and lead to more emissions.

Having slipped undetected into Mali’s capital weeks ago, the jihadis struck just before dawn prayers. They killed dozens of students at an elite police training academy, stormed Bamako’s airport and set the presidential jet on fire.

Keir Starmer says he wants to learn from Italy’s ‘dramatic’ statistics. But a Guardian investigation reveals that EU money goes to officers who are involved in shocking abuse, leaving people to die in the desert and colluding with smugglers

The month of May saw a significant increase in social media output from both the Islamic State as well as JNIM–as was expected given the continuous rise of online activities of both groups in recent months. The number of statements published during the month of May reached their highest point since reporting began in December 2022. 151 statements were released by the Islamic State’s branches and JNIM, al-Qaeda’s representative in the Sahel.

Les conflits dans les régions du Sahel nécessitent une approche globale et une appropriation des médias. Le 9 septembre 2024, le journal français «Contre-Poison» a publié une interview de Mohamed Elmaouloud Ramadane, porte-parole du CSP-DPA (Cadre stratégique pour la défense du peuple de l’Azawad). Cet épisode a attiré l’attention sur le rôle des médias occidentaux dans la diffusion d’informations sur les groupes considérés comme terroristes par les autorités du Mali.

The Sahel region of north Africa may be understood as “one region, many crises.” This statement is taken from a paper first published in 2013 by the UN’s Africa Renewal Project, but it is no less relevant today – perhaps, more so. Africa’s Sahel region faces many complex and interconnected challenges.

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has condemned reports as part of a larger disinformation campaign aimed at misleading the Libyan public and diverting their attention from their rightful demands for political and economic reforms.

The ongoing rift between political leaders in eastern and western Libya briefly roiled the oil market last week, as both sides seek to control the state’s assets to further their objectives.

As has been the case in several regional countries, United Nations, U.S., European, and other mediators have failed to persuade rival factions to implement a roadmap to forge a unified political and security structure.

Libya’s political crisis has provided opportunity for regional and global actors to empower Libyan factions to advance their agendas.