Campaigner for migrants in Libya targeted in spyware attack

Exclusive: Italy-based David Yambio, a critic of Meloni government, was told of attempt to compromise his phone

An Italy-based human rights activist whose work supports the international criminal court in providing evidence about cases of abuse suffered by migrants and refugees held in Libyan detention camps and prisons has revealed that Apple informed him his phone was targeted in a spyware attack

Sudan army plans transitional gov’t and elections as it seeks to recapture Khartoum

The Sudanese army chief has announced plans to form a technocratic wartime government once the capital, Khartoum, is fully recaptured from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

After months of intense fighting, the army has recently made significant strides in regaining control of the city, including areas in the proximity of the symbolic presidential palace along the Nile river. Army head Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, addressing army-aligned politicians, emphasized that the new government will be essential for completing military objectives and eradicating rebel forces. He confirmed that no ceasefire would be considered unless the RSF halts its campaign in Darfur.

Wagner’s Successors Wage Campaign Of Terror In Central African Republic, RFE/RL Finds

Just after noon on January 17, 2023, Privat Damabakizi, 35, and his wife were working in their farm field in a tiny Central African Republic settlement near the border with Cameroon when his brother, Alvin, called him.

Seven armed men wearing camouflage uniforms had just driven up in pickup trucks at Damabakizi’s home in Bouar, a town about 7 kilometers away from the field.

Tunisie : 50 000 migrants africains sur le sol tunisien – Pression européenne sur la Tunisie pour garder les migrants

La visite du ministre britannique des Affaires étrangères, David Lamy, en Tunisie dernièrement a suscité un large débat parmi les Tunisiens sur son contenu et son contexte, d’autant plus qu’il a annoncé un paquet d’aides pour améliorer l’emploi des Tunisiens. Cette visite fait suite à une série de visites de dirigeants européens, dans le contexte de pressions supplémentaires sur la Tunisie pour qu’elle accepte des concessions sur la question des migrants en situation irrégulière. L’objectif affiché est d’aider la Tunisie à mettre en œuvre un programme de retour volontaire des migrants dans leur pays d’origine, mais certains observateurs craignent que cette aide n’ait un autre objectif : installer les migrants et faire de la Tunisie un gardien des frontières européennes.

A Wake-up Call for West Africa: Addressing the Region’s Rising Violent Extremism

On January 8, the al-Qaida affiliated group Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) launched a meticulously planned assault on a fortified military post in northern Benin’s Alibori region, near the country’s borders with Burkina Faso and Niger. The attack claimed the lives of 28 soldiers, injured dozens more and sent shockwaves through a region long considered a fragile but reliable buffer against the violence of the nearby Sahel.

Friday Sermon: To our brothers who misunderstand Shari’ah إلى اخواننا الذين لم يفهموا الشريعة, By Murtadha Gusau

In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful

All thanks and praise are due to Allah, from Whom we seek help and forgiveness. We seek refuge with Allah from the evils of ourselves and the evil consequences of our deeds. Whoever Allah guides will never be misled and whoever strays from Him will never find a guide. I bear witness that there is no god except Allah. Likewise, I bear witness that Muhammad is the servant and the Messenger of Allah.

Sahel : Le Niger exige le départ immédiat de la Croix-Rouge

Le gouvernement militaire du Niger a ordonné au Comité international de la Croix-Rouge (CICR) de quitter le pays sans délai, a indiqué mercredi une source proche du dossier à l’AFP.

Cette source a précisé que le Niger avait «révoqué les accords» existants avec le CICR, et que certains expatriés avaient déjà commencé à quitter le pays. Le bureau de la délégation du CICR à Niamey a été fermé depuis mardi, a-t-elle ajouté.

Quand la Chine comble le vide laissé par la France au Sahel

Alors que les dynamiques géopolitiques et sécuritaires du Sahel évoluent rapidement, la Chine s’impose comme un acteur clé, prêt à exploiter le vide laissé par le retrait des puissances occidentales traditionnelles, notamment la France. Cette transformation est emblématique d’un repositionnement global de la Chine sur la scène africaine, où sécurité et développement se croisent.

What Syrians Can Learn From Libya’s Revolution

Two fateful missteps after the fall of dictator Muammar Qadhafi offer important lessons on the impact of early policy choices.

Jubilant crowds tearing down statues and posters of a hated despot. Feared prisons emptying out their longtime occupants. City squares hosting raucous rallies and solemn Friday prayers, free from the prying gazes of the security services.

Human Trafficking: 21 children rescued in Niger State

The boys, whose average age is 10, were intercepted while being transported to Niger Republic.

The Niger State Government has rescued 21 underage boys from an alleged human trafficking syndicate in Magama Local Government Area, officials said on Wednesday.