Mali: le chef de cabinet du colonel Assimi Goïta tué dans une embuscade

Le chef de cabinet du colonel Assimi Goïta, président de la transition dominée par les militaires au Mali, fait partie des quatre personnes tuées dans une attaque mardi près de la frontière mauritanienne, indique jeudi une note de la présidence authentifiée par l’AFP.

Selon le document, Oumar Traoré, chef de cabinet du colonel Goïta, était dans la délégation victime d’une embuscade près de la localité de Nara, dans une région en proie aux attaques jihadistes.

Les obsèques ont lieu jeudi à Kati, ville-garnison près de la capitale Bamako, précise la même source.

Stopping Sudan’s Descent into Full-Blown Civil War

Fighting in cities across Sudan has left hundreds dead and trapped untold numbers at home in severe danger. If not halted, the conflict could become a devastating civil war. Local and outside actors should demand a humanitarian ceasefire, especially around Eid al-Fitr, followed by talks.

Stopping Sudan’s Descent into Full-Blown Civil War

Fighting in cities across Sudan has left hundreds dead and trapped untold numbers at home in severe danger. If not halted, the conflict could become a devastating civil war. Local and outside actors should demand a humanitarian ceasefire, especially around Eid al-Fitr, followed by talks.

Sudan Must Quickly Resolve Internal Security Issue to Avoid Collapse

Sudan faces an attempted coup as its military engages in battles in Khartoum against rival paramilitary forces. The clashes have so far killed dozens of civilians and fighters. According to a Reuters report, “The fighting that broke out on Saturday between army units loyal to General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), led by General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, is the first such outbreak since both joined forces to oust president Omar Hassan al-Bashir in 2019.”

Inside Nigeria’s centres for jihadists and their captives

On an arid plot of land in northern Nigeria, veiled women hurry past vegetable stalls and men idle outside endless rows of tarpaulin tents in what, at first glance, appears to be a typical camp for displaced people.

In reality, Hajj Camp in Borno State is a centre for processing tens of thousands of jihadists, their families and those who lived under their control. In exchange for freedom, the government persuaded them to turn themselves in — a move aimed at ending an insurgency by Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province (Iswap) group that has killed thousands and displaced over two million since 2009.

Sudan Fears ‘Ghost of Civil War’ as Explosions Rock Capital

The civilian death toll is climbing and concern over a broader conflict is growing as rival generals vie for control of Africa’s third-largest country.

Sudan’s nightmare scenario is coming to pass.

Fighter jets screamed over Khartoum, the capital, on Sunday, firing rockets into a city of millions. Artillery barrages slammed into the military headquarters, reducing it to a tower of flames. Civilian planes were bombed at the city’s airport, where terrified passengers cowered on the terminal floors.