Amid fresh transatlantic tensions surrounding Iran, NATO, and US troops in Germany, Delano D’Souza is pleased to welcome Dr Christopher Featherstone, Associate Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at the University of York. Dr Featherstone sees a strained alliance caught between performance and paralysis. He describes Trump as not simply …

Mali held a tribute ceremony for its assassinated defence minister in Bamako on Thursday under tight security. Sadio Camara was killed in a rebel bomb attack over the weekend as fighters from a Tuareg separatist group and an al Qaeda-linked jihadist group launched an assault against the military junta. 

In Mali, rebels have called for Russian forces to withdraw, with the pullback from Kidal highlighting growing pressure despite Moscow’s claims of success and its habit of blaming external actors. For Jumo Ayandela, specialist in African politics and security at the New York University, this reflects a wider narrative battle …

Migrants in Djibouti are making the long journey back home after failed attempts to cross the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait to reach Gulf countries, facing hunger, detention and life-threatening conditions. Driven by poverty and conflict in Ethiopia, thousands attempt this perilous route each year, with more than 900 deaths recorded in 2025, …

Une photographie insolite d’Ibrahim Traoré est abondamment partagée sur les réseaux sociaux : elle montre le chef d’État du Burkina Faso coiffé d’un béret équipé d’un pistolet. Selon ses sympathisants, cette arme sophistiquée témoignerait de l’avancement technologique dont serait capable son pays. Cette image a été en réalité retouchée par IA. 

Si le succès des offensives menées contre l’armée malienne a démontré la capacité de la coalition rebelle à combattre main dans la main, de nombreux experts s’interrogent sur les objectifs de cette alliance contre-nature : d’un côté, le Jnim veut imposer la charia au Mali. De l’autre, les Touareg du FLA, dont le but …

Le ministre de la Défense Sadio Camara avait été tué le week-end dernier lors d’attaques rebelles sans précédent contre le régime militaire au Mali. Un hommage national sous haute sécurité lui a été rendu, jeudi, en présence du chef de la junte Assimi Goïta et devant des milliers de personnes. 

Democratic Republic of the Congo has announced the creation of a paramilitary force to secure its mining sector, backed by funding from the United States and United Arab Emirates. The unit, expected to grow to over 20,000 personnel by 2028, aims to protect operations, strengthen state control and reassure investors …

Despite fluctuations in its price, gold continues to fuel economies and often greed across Africa. Deep in the Sahara, in Mauritania, extraction sites are multiplying across the desert. In the past few years, this gold rush has become a key pillar of the Mauritanian economy. FRANCE 24’s Sarah Sakho and Simon Martin …

Mali’s military launched strikes on Kidal after separatist Azawad Liberation Front fighters claimed control, while coordinated attacks with jihadist group JNIM intensified insecurity. As rebels push to expand their reach and demand the withdrawal of Russian forces, jihadists have also announced a blockade of roads into the capital Bamako, raising …