The Crisis Unfolding in Nigeria
With Tony Nnadi TONY NNADI, Secretary General of the Lower Niger Congress: Why the U.S. must pay attention to Nigeria...
Africa
Congolese Rebel Attack Threatens Ebola Containment Efforts
In the center of the world’s latest Ebola outbreak, rebels from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) attacked the army of...
Arms Trafficking on the Rise in Djibouti
Attention was brought this week to the growing issue of arms trafficking in the East African nation of Djibouti, which...
Post Election Violence in Zimbabwe
Stability in the streets of Zimbabwe appeared uncertain on Friday, August 3rd, after the opposition party leader said that they...
Al-Shabaab Storms Military Base, Kills 27
Al-Shabaab fighters killed 27 Somali soldiers after they stormed a military base in Southern Somalia on Monday. Al-Shabaab spokesman Abdiasis...
Boko Haram Attacks Traders
On Thursday, July 19th, it was reported that fighters from Boko Haram killed six traders in an ambush in northeast...
Ethiopia and Eritrea Improving Ties
On Monday, July 16th, Eritrea reopened its embassy in Ethiopia’s capital city of Addis Ababa. The symbolic move represents further...
Al-Qaeda Affiliate Attacks French Patrol in Mali
On Sunday, July 1st, fighters for al-Qaeda’s North Africa affiliate, Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) conducted an attack on...
Russia Gaining Influence in Mediterranean
In early June, Russian Foreign Affairs Minister Sergey Lavrov visited Rwanda where he announced the Russian government’s intent to host...
Grenade Attack in Ethiopia
On Saturday June 23rd, 2018 an explosion at a political rally for Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed ripped through Addis Ababa's...
Benghazi Suspect Arrested
On Saturday June 16,2018. Libyan military authorities reportedly arrested Abu Sufian bin Qumu on a raid in Derna, Libya; one...
Mass Graves Found in Mali
On Tuesday, June 19, it was reported that the Malian army discovered 25 bodies in three mass graves after conducting...
Al-Shabaab Preparing for New Leadership
Recent Kenyan intelligence reports have suggested that al-Shabaab leader, Ahmed Umar (AKA Abu Ubeiydah) may be near death after prolonged...
Implications of the Abyei Dispute in the Sudan
In May, the United Nations announced that although international peacekeepers would remain in the disputed Abyei region in the Sudan,...
Egyptian Authorities Raid Apartment, Killing 6 Linked To Hasm Movement
On March 25th Egyptian authorities raided an apartment building in the Beheira governorate region killing 6 people linked to Hasm,...
Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) questions ideological “extreme vetting” policies of the DHS
Rep. Scott Perry explicitly calls out "Antifa," "sharia," "jihad," and "the Muslim Brotherhood" in regard to extreme vetting procedures.