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.
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.
The Wagner Group – a Russian State-backed private military company (PMC) – has mounted a bloody campaign across Mali since December 2021, when the country’s ruling military junta contracted its support to counter the growing Salafi-jihadi threat posed by Al-Qaeda’s Sahelian affiliate, the Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (GSIM), and the Islamic State’s Sahel Province (ISIS).
Au moins 200 enfants soldats sont sortis de différents groupes armés depuis le début de cette année grâce au soutien de la MONUSO. Cette information a été rendue publique mardi 13 septembre à Bunia par la section Protection de l’enfant de la Mission onusienne, au cours d’un atelier de validation du plan opérationnel de Démobilisation désarmement et réinsertion pour enfants(DDR).
S’adressant mardi au Conseil de sécurité, Volker Perthes, Représentant spécial de l’ONU pour le Soudan, a salué le début d’une nouvelle dynamique politique dans le pays mais aussi déploré une dégradation constante de sa situation économique ainsi que des incidents affectant la sécurité des civils, sur fond « d’accroissement exponentiel des besoins humanitaires et socioéconomiques ».
Plus de huit mille réfugiés congolais, revenus de l’Ouganda vivent dans des conditions humanitaires précaires dans le site de Rwasa, environ 4 km à l’est de la cité de Kiwanja, dans le territoire de Rutshuru (Nord-Kivu).
Six nouveaux corps de migrants ont été repêchés au large de la Tunisie après le naufrage de leur bateau la semaine dernière, faisant monter le bilan de ce drame à 12 morts, a indiqué lundi le ministère de l’Intérieur.
In a new piece of historical thought leadership political analyst and naval strategist Harry Halem reminds readers of the role which the Senussi dynasty played in shaping the Libyan state we know today
The ongoing conflict in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has cost approximately six million lives since 1996, making it one of the deadliest conflicts in world history. Ethnic and geopolitical competition among DRC, Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi, and various non-state armed groups fuel the fighting. This conflict has displaced over five million Congolese, fueling a cycle of poverty and militarization.
Conflict erupted in Mozambique’s northern Cabo Delgado province just a few years after some of Africa’s biggest gas reserves were discovered in the Rovuma Basin off the coast. Mozambicans see this as no coincidence.