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    Ghana: illegal ammunition shipment bound for Benin intercepted

    On the night of Friday, April 18, 2025, Ghanaian security forces carried out a major ammunition seizure at the Tadzewu-Mitsrikasa checkpoint, located in the Volta Region. The operation led to the interception of a bus traveling from Accra to Benin,…
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    The Easter Truce in Ukraine: A Trap Set by Vladimir Putin?

    Is the Easter ceasefire declared by Vladimir Putin a true gesture of peace or a calculated strategic maneuver? For Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the answer is clear: the truce is a trap set by Russia. According to the Ukrainian side,…
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    War in Ukraine: Putin orders easter ceasefire

    Russia has declared an Easter truce set to begin at 6:00 p.m. Moscow time on April 19 and end at midnight on April 21, totaling 30 hours. The ceasefire was announced today by Russian President Vladimir Putin during a meeting…
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    DRC: residence of Joseph Kabila searched amid suspicions of ties to AFC/M23

    A property belonging to former President Joseph Kabila was searched by security services. The operation took place on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, at a site housing offices, warehouses, and containers, some of which are reportedly owned by businessmen, including individuals…
  • Terrorist Attacks in Benin and West Africa

    Benin: new terrorist attack reported in the north

    On Thursday, April 17, 2025, Benin recorded a new terrorist attack. According to local media outlet Bip Radio, two Beninese military positions were targeted in the Koudou Falls area, deep within the W National Park, more than 700 kilometers from…
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    Niger: Two military operations leave nine terrorists dead

    The Nigerien army announced on Wednesday that nine terrorists were neutralized during two operations carried out between Monday and Tuesday in the western part of the country. The first intervention, conducted on Monday along the Makalondi-Bankéré axis, allowed a military…
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    Burkina Faso: government plans to strengthen national police with over 2,000 new recruits

    Faced with mounting security challenges, Burkina Faso’s authorities are stepping up efforts to reinforce internal security. During a recent cabinet meeting, the government approved a major plan to bolster the national police force. The executive has validated a large-scale recruitment…
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    DRC–Rwanda: UN Security Council renews mediation efforts

    Mediation in the conflict between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda was at the center of discussions at the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday, April 16. Téte António, Chairperson of the African Union Executive Council and…
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    Iraq summons Lebanese ambassador over criticism of its paramilitary forces

    On Wednesday, Iraq’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Lebanese ambassador to Iraq, Ali al-Habhab, to protest remarks made by Lebanese President Joseph Aoun regarding Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), also known as Hashd al-Shaabi. In an official statement, the…
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    États-Unis : enquête sur des fuites d’informations militaires, 02 conseillers écartés

    On Tuesday, April 15, two senior Pentagon officials were temporarily removed from their posts as part of an investigation into the leak of sensitive information, including U.S. attack plans targeting the Houthis in Yemen. Dan Caldwell, senior advisor to Secretary…
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    Joe Biden slams Trump administration: “They’re hacking away at Social Security”

    In a speech that was both firm and emotional, former U.S. President Joe Biden spoke out to denounce what he described as a full-scale assault on Social Security by the Trump administration, just 100 days after its return to power.…
  • Attaques terroristes au Bénin et en Afrique de l’Ouest

    Cameroon: a deadly Boko Haram attack leaves a dozen people dead

    At least ten Cameroonian soldiers lost their lives and 20 others were wounded in an attack by the terrorist group Boko Haram on a military outpost in the Far North region, local media and security sources report. The attack occurred…
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    Niger: 44 civilians killed in terrorist attack

    At least 44 civilians lost their lives and 13 others were wounded, four of them seriously, in a terrorist attack on Friday in Fambita, a village in the Tillabéri region of western Niger. The announcement was made Friday evening by…
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    Benin: Ouidah hosts military exercise METROPOLIS 2025

    As part of the drive to strengthen the operational capabilities of the Defense and Security Forces (FDS), a large-scale military exercise, dubbed METROPOLIS 2025, will be held this Friday, March 21, on Ouidah beach. Placed under the supervision of the…
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    Gaza strikes: Morocco condemns and calls for an immediate ceasefire

    On Thursday, Morocco strongly condemned the recent Israeli strikes that have caused hundreds of casualties in the Gaza Strip since Monday. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Resident Abroad, Nasser Bourita, expressed this condemnation “in the strongest…
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    Mali: 02 terrorist leaders killed by the army during air operations in Kidal

    The Malian army announced on Tuesday that it had eliminated two terrorist leaders, Ahmad Lamine Ag Hoga and Badaye Ag Elmehfi, during air operations in Kidal, northern Mali, on the night of March 17-18. According to an army statement, the…
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    Burkina Faso: several hundred terrorists neutralized in an operation

    During the first fortnight of March, several hundred terrorists were “neutralized” during anti-terrorist operations carried out in various localities in Burkina Faso, according to the local press. According to the Agence d’information du Burkina (AIB), quoting the army, ground units,…
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    Algeria: 04 armed individuals surrender to military authorities

    Four armed individuals were handed over to the military authorities in the province of Bordj Badji Mokhtar, located in the extreme south of Algeria, close to the Malian border, according to a press release issued on Monday by the Algerian…
  • Mali: The army announces the death of terrorist leader Abou Houzeifa

    Mali: The army announces the death of terrorist leader Abou Houzeifa

    The Malian Armed Forces (FAMa) have neutralized an important foreign terrorist leader known as Abou Houzeifa, also called Hugo, on Sunday. In a statement on Monday, the Malian army informed the national and international community that on Sunday, April 28,…