Africa

Leaving Boko Haram Behind

Boko Haram and ISIS-West Africa have terrorized parts of Nigeria for over a decade, provoking national, regional and international responses. Operation Safe Corridor (OSC), Nigeria’s national rehabilitation and reintegration program for members of Boko Haram and ISIS-West Africa who have surrendered, defected or were repentant, remains among the most mature and large-scale disengagement programs that currently exist. After several years, hundreds of participants have undergone rehabilitation in transition centers — with many being reintegrated back into communities.

What next for Afghanistan?

The book on post-9/11 U.S. involvement in Afghanistan is still being written; though, previous chapters are now familiar to most observers. Chapter 1: How the U.S. quickly routed the Taliban, but watched the group reemerge from neighboring sanctuary through a mix of intimidation and appeal to local grievances; Chapter 2: How the U.S. made significant investments in developing Afghan institutions of governance and rule of law, but undermined said efforts by empowering unaccountable local power brokers (in Afghan parlance, “warlords”) for short-term, tactical objectives; Chapter 3: How Afghan officials were regularly cited for corruption and financial mismanagement, but how the U.S. fueled a gold-rush-like situation in a country that had known nothing but conflict and depredation for over a quarter century; and so on. This is the story of the past two decades, or at least a part of it.

Libya Turns the Page

Libyan politicians have moved with salutary speed in 2021 to reunify their divided country. With UN help, the new government should hasten to clear two last hurdles: establishing a legal framework for elections and clarity about who holds supreme command of the armed forces.

What’s new? After years in which parallel rival governments fought an intermittent war, Libya has a new consolidated executive. On 10 March, parliament endorsed a national unity government headed by Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dabaiba, which took office in Tripoli. The two pre-existing governments handed over power peacefully.

To Protect Women Migrants, Implement Feminist Migration Policies

When British Prime Minister Boris Johnson left the hospital in April 2020 after having been treated for COVID-19, he released a widely viewed video address in which he thanked the nurses that had cared for him. In singling out two for special mention—Jenny from New Zealand and Luis from Portugal—he shone a spotlight on the critical role that migrants have played during the pandemic.

Moroccan City Near Ceuta Returns to Calm After a Night of Riots

The border area is now calm after three tumultuous days in which some 8,000 African migrants crossed into Spain.

The Moroccan town of Castillejos returned to calm Thursday after a night of scuffles between riot forces and African migrants that occurred near the Tarajal border crossing leading to the Spanish city of Ceuta.

Deadly Mediterranean Migrant Route Claims More Lives

At least 57 migrants and refugees have been confirmed dead after drowning off the Tunisian coast while trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea, Tunisian authorities reported Tuesday. Local workers on a nearby oil rig managed to rescue 33 of the passengers on board the capsized boat, which set sail from neighboring Libya.

Soudan: pourquoi et comment Emmanuel Macron a « annulé » 5 milliards de dollars de dette

La France est le deuxième créancier de Khartoum. Si en majorité ces dettes sont dues à des pénalités de retard, le choix de Paris s’inscrit aussi dans un complexe effort diplomatique et économique. Le décryptage de Jeune Afrique.

Abdallah Hamdok, le Premier ministre soudanais, est reparti comblé de la « Conférence internationale d’appui à la transition soudanaise » réunie le 17 mai à Paris. Non seulement, l’ancien diplomate et haut fonctionnaire a obtenu de la France un prêt relais de 1,5 milliard de dollars, mais Emmanuel Macron, le président français, a annoncé l’annulation prochaine de près de 5 milliards de dollars de créances françaises sur le Soudan.

Le chef de l’État français a rappelé que cette Conférence, qu’il avait promise il y a dix-huit mois, était destinée à « mobiliser la communauté internationale » afin de « permettre le retour parmi le concert des nations » d’un pays dont la jeunesse avait « envoyé un message d’espoir et de courage » en renversant en 2019 le régime dictatorial d’Omar el-Béchir.
Avancer au plus vite

En décembre 2020, le retrait du Soudan de la liste américaine des pays soutenant le terrorisme et la fin des sanctions qui en résultait a autorisé une accélération de la reconstruction du pays. Mais il fallait « avancer au plus vite pour débarrasser le Soudan de sa dette extérieure », a déclaré Emmanuel Macron.

Le rapprochement avec l’Égypte de Sissi explique aussi le geste de Paris

Au préalable, deux conditions devaient être réunies : le règlement des arriérés à l’égard du Fonds monétaire international (FMI), de la Banque mondiale et de la Banque africaine de développement (BAD) et la mise en œuvre de réformes. « Ces deux conditions sont remplies », a estimé le président français.

African Financial Independence is a Threat to the Status Quo and not a Pipedream

This article seeks to draw attention to one aspect of African sovereignty that does not get adequate coverage. Admittedly, many are aware of illicit financial outflows that cripple development or the fact that Africa has been a net creditor to the global financial system even though the countries within are debt ridden. This article will draw the lines between the lack of financial independence and structural parasitic relationships that entities maintain with the African continent. My intention is to remind people that gaining financial sovereignty is another crucial aspect to the self-determination sought by many. Discussions on struggles of self-determination and anti-imperialism are increasing, and I hope to contribute to that discussion, bringing in the perspective of an indigene living in the hyper-capitalist periphery.

Au Niger, plus de 10 000 déplacés en 48 heures à cause des attaques djihadistes

Selon le Bureau de la coordination des affaires humanitaires de l’ONU, les personnes viennent d’une zone composée de vingt-quatre villages dans la région de Tillabéri.

Plus de 10 000 personnes ont fui leurs villages en 48 heures dans l’ouest du Niger en raison d’attaques djihadistes répétées, ont indiqué lundi 17 mai les Nations unies et les autorités locales.

Plus de 100 migrants partis de Libye secourus par la marine tunisienne

Le bateau, « sur le point de couler », transportait notamment des Bangladais, des Soudanais, des Erythréens et des Egyptiens.

La marine tunisienne a secouru, lundi 17 mai, plus de 100 migrants qui tentaient de rallier l’Italie clandestinement depuis la Libye et se trouvaient en difficulté au large de l’île de Djerba, a indiqué le ministère de la défense.