Mali: Evidence of War Crimes
Members of Mali’s armed forces working together with personnel from the Wagner Group committed war crimes, including the murder and torture of civilians, during joint operations between 2023 and 2025, Amnesty International said in a new report.
Amnesty International
2 days ago
Gabon Opposition Leader Kept Behind Bars
By Dominic Wabwireh with AFP June 3, 2026 FILE - Gabon’s Foreign Minister Alain-Claude Bilie-By-Nze addresses the 74th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York, Sept. 26, 2019. Gabon’s main opposition figure, Alain-Claude Bilie-By-Nze, will remain in detention after an appeals court rejected his bid to invalidate legal proceedings against him. The decision deepens concerns over judicial independence and political freedoms in the Central African nation. F
Africanews
2 days ago
Nigeria, Boko Haram reach secret three-month ceasefire
The Nigerian government has been involved in a secret ceasefire with Boko Haram for the past three months, according to an investigation by The New Humanitarian, in a development that could mark a rare pause in years of fighting in northeastern Nigeria.
Al Jazeera
3 days ago
Liberia: The Paradox of Moral Authority
Its deal to take deportees is the latest in a long history of unequal agreements with the US.
Al Jazeera
Sep 23
Why Spain’s new Sahrawi citizenship law matters to Morocco
By Al Jazeera September 13, 2026 The new citizenship bill for Sahrawis touches a sensitive fault line in Madrid’s ties with Rabat. Spain’s proposed citizenship route for Sahrawis is bringing its colonial legacy in Western Sahara back into the political spotlight and testing its delicate ties with Morocco [Hannah McNeish/Al Jazeera] Spain’s Congress has approved a bill that would open a special route to Spanish citizenship for Sahrawis born in Western Sahara while the disputed
Al Jazeera
Sep 23
For Nigerian Christians, 9/11/2001 began an Islamist jihad
For Nigerian Christians, 9/11/2001 began an Islamist jihad Truth Nigeria September 11, 2026 Judd Saul brings aid to victims of Islamic terrorist attack. Photo by Masara Kim. By Mike Odeh James (Makurdi, Benue State) Twenty-five years after 19 hijackers killed 2,977 Americans in one morning, Nigeria’s Christians measure their September 11 not as a date but as a status quo. In 1998 Osama bin Laden signed a declaration of war against “Jews and Crusaders.” Crusaders meant Christi
Why Nigeria Needs More Than a Bigger Army
Without accompanying reforms, the risk is that President Tinubu’s plan only makes Nigeria’s army bigger but not better.
Chatham House
Aug 25
Country Report: The Gambia August 2026
An anti-female genital mutilation (FGM) protester outside the National Assembly in Banjul.
Genocide Watch
Aug 24
Ethnic Groups & Political Boundaries in Africa
By Fauwaz Khan Genocide Watch Mapping Team intern Fauwaz Khan has created an interactive web map that allows viewers to see the ethnic composition of Africa. Selecting an ethnic group, signified by different colors on the map, will show their geographic distribution, present-day countries, and areas where multiple groups overlap, if applicable. To view this interactive map, see the embedded map below or click the image above to open it in a new tab.
Genocide Watch
Jul 21
18 dead as gunmen attack Nigerian farming communities
By : Amarachi Okonkwo Date: 13 July 2026 11:50am WAT "Benue State Map" Credit: The Guardian (Nigeria) No fewer than 18 people have been killed in coordinated attacks by suspected gunmen on farming communities in Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State, with several others injured and many residents forced to flee their homes. The attacks, which occurred between Friday and the early hours of Sunday, targeted Akpachi village in the Ugboju community and Otukpo-Nobi community
The Guardian (Nigeria)
Jul 13
The World Is Misreading Who Is Killing Nigerians
A six-year review finds Fulani Ethnic Militia responsible for four times more civilian deaths than Boko Haram and ISWAP combined - yet U.S. counterterrorism doctrine still ignores them. By Mike Odeh James June 30, 2026 Armed Fulani terrorists. Credit: Facebook. ABUJA — Fulani Ethnic Militia (FEM) killed four times as many civilians as Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) and Boko Haram combined, according to a landmark six‑year study that challenges long‑standing Wester
TruthNigeria
Jul 9
Child-marriage trial of four men in Sierra Leone begins
For the first time since child marriage was banned in Sierra Leone two years ago, people accused of committing the crime are being brought to trial.
Umaru Fofana | BBC
Jun 26
