Mongabay11h
The key factors fueling conflict in eastern DRC
The past three years have been turbulent for the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a region that has experienced ...
The Street Journal20h
How Sahel states ditched Western mining interests
Despite their citizens being among Africa’s poorest, Mali, Niger,and Burkina Faso boast mineral riches beyond the dreams of most nations. All three Sahel countries have sizable gold deposits, and ...
Nigerian Tribune on MSN1d
Sahel conflicts: IPCR to expand scope of Africa’s regional crises
The Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR) is set to broaden its focus beyond Nigeria’s internal conflicts to key regional crises across Africa, including the French withdrawal from the ...
Project Syndicate2dOpinion
Africa’s Year of Warlords and Meddlers
Africa’s prospects for this year are dim, owing to the resurgence of warlordism and the continued weakness of regional ...
allAfrica.com on MSN3d
Power Vacuum in West Africa's Sahel - 3 Ways China Could Fill the Gap As West Exits [analysis]
With France fast losing its influence in west Africa's Sahel region and an unpredictable US president in power, will China fill the vacuum?The Sahel region covers 10 countries: Burkina Faso, Cameroon, ...
Could a rebellion in eastern Congo widen into a regional war?
Analysts say the deadly march by Rwanda-backed rebels across eastern Congo could widen into a regional conflict drawing in ...
Power vacuum in west Africa’s Sahel: 3 ways China could fill the gap as west exits
China stands a good chance of taking advantage of the dwindling western presence in the Sahel region of west Africa.
UN official says Sudan paramilitary group is preventing life-saving aid from famine-hit Darfur
The United Nations’ top humanitarian official in Sudan says the paramilitary group at war with the military in Sudan is preventing life-saving aid from reaching many people in the famine-hit Darfur ...