Eritrea mobilizes its soldiers, raising Tigray fears

Eritrea is mobilizing its armed forces and appears to be sending them to Ethiopia to aid its neighbor’s war in the Tigray region, according to activists and international authorities.

Britain and Canada issued travel advisories asking their citizens in Eritrea to be vigilant.

Eritrean rights activist Meron Estefanos told The Associated Press that her cousin was called up “and is somewhere in Ethiopia fighting and we don’t know if he is alive or not.”

Tunisia to question Ennahda leader on terrorism accusations

Rached Ghannouchi, his deputy face charges of sending Tunisians to hotspots overseas

TUNIS, Tunisia

Tunisian authorities on Sunday summoned Ennahda leader Rached Ghannouchi and his deputy for questioning on terrorism accusations.

“Ghannouchi and Ali Laarayedh will appear before the anti-terror unit on Monday to answer accusations of sending Tunisians to hotspots” overseas, Riadh Chaibi, a political adviser to Ghannouchi, told Anadolu Agency.

Qui est Amadou Ba, le nouveau Premier ministre du Sénégal ?

L’ancien ministre des Affaires étrangères du Sénégal est nommé Premier ministre par le président de la République Macky Sall. Mais qui est Amadou Ba ?

M. Amadou Ba est le nouveau Premier ministre du Sénégal. Il est nommé ce samedi par le décret présidentiel n°2022-1774 du 17 septembre 2022.

Niger: 8 terroristes tués, 32 complices aux arrêts, 3 otages libérés

L’Armée nigérienne dans son dernier bulletin des opérations dans le cadre de la lutte contre le terrorisme a dit avoir neutralisé huit terroristes et mis aux arrêts 32 de leurs complices. Le rapport note également que trois otages ont été libérés et 39 orpailleurs clandestins interpellés, en plus de nombreux matériels des assaillants saisis.

Wagner is being used in Africa as a proxy to target civilians

The issue here is not which combatant the Russian military company is backing but its treatment of civilians.

The governments of the Central African Republic (CAR) and Mali are using Wagner, the shadowy Russian private military company believed to be close to Russian President Vladimir Putin, as an agent for attacks against civilians, new research suggests.

Terrorists’ use of tech in West Africa must be contained

With violent extremists skilfully exploiting digital platforms, Africa should pressure tech companies to deal with terrorism online.

When al-Shabaab attacked the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya in 2013, the group live-blogged the terrifying event on Twitter, taunting the authorities who were struggling to end the siege. It represented a chilling milestone in the weaponisation of social media platforms and demonstrated the audacity and adaptive nature of Africa’s armed groups.