Charles Nwoke, Gusau, Nigeria Nigerian Government on Sunday, said unidentified gunmen killed no fewer than 200 persons and displaced thousands more in multiple ambushes in the North-West over the last week. Officials facing this terrible challenge, have been battling to restore orderliness and peace in the region. Fulani herdsmen and local farmers in the Africa’s […]
Charles Nwoke, Tigray, Ethiopia Humanitarian agencies have stopped operations in an area of Ethiopia’s stricken Tigray region where a deadly air bombardment hit internally displaced people’s camp by the country’s 14 years crisis, the UN stated on Sunday. The ugly attack came just few hours after the Ethiopian government had announced a call for “national […]
By Abdelkader Filali. Ph.D. Ottawa University Statecraft is often popularly thought of as the art and the skills of governing a sovereign state. Simply put it is about managing state affairs. Diplomacy in a nutshell is verbally managing and communicating the complexity of international relations. Statecraft and diplomacy are best tested in critical junctures such as […]
Charles Nwoke, Cabo Delgado, Mozambique Government of the Republic of Mozambique on Thursday launched a special security force of educated soldiers and police to fight a serious Islamist unrest that has threatened the country’s rich natural gas resources. This was contained in an announcement made by President Filipe Nyusi during the appointment of the new […]
By Charles Nwoke, Abuja, Nigeria Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno (rtd), the Nigerian National Security Adviser, says sectionalisation of the Boko Haram terrorist group into the Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP is creating an additional burden for Nigerian government. The NSA equally said most contemporary security challenges bedevilling the country and the Lake Chad Basin Countries […]
General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan announces the dissolution of the transitional authorities. Since the putsch and the ousting of President Omar al-Bashir in April 2019, Sudan has experienced a transition process marred by political divisions and power struggles. Street and international reactions are likely to have little impact on powerful factions pushing for a return to […]
Charles Nwoke, Bamako, Mali Malian government has denied its plans to negotiate with jihadists, as against its earlier statement from her religious ministry saying that it would do so. In a social media statement published on Thursday night, the government in the Sahel state said that it had been notified of plans for talks with […]
Charles Nwoke, Bamako, Mali Security sources and local residents on Thursday, said suspected Islamic terrorists have abducted five civilians in southern Mali. Kidnapping has been ongoing in the area that has been largely spared the violence convulsing much of the landlocked African country for nearly ten years. The five abducted victims according to security source […]
By Charles Nwoke, Bamako, Mali The Prime Minister of Mali, Choguel Kokalla Maiga, during an interview on Monday, reiterated his claim that France was deserting the West Africa country and accused Paris of failing to contain a dreadful Islamist terrorists. He also confirmed that Mali’s ruling military regime was not likely going to hold presidential […]
By Charles Nwoke, Tigray, Ethiopia Military troops in Ethiopia on Monday, launched air strikes on the capital of the war-torn Tigray region, a dramatic escalation in the age long crisis bedevilling the area. Ethiopian government had earlier dismissed reports about the bombardments on Mekele as an “absolute lie” but state media later confirmed the air […]