OAM (Middle East)
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s leading Opposition party says it is unconvinced by recent assurances that President Joseph Kabila will abide by the Constitution ahead of the presidential election. Kabila is due to leave office when his second and final … Continued
There has been no shortage of praise for Nigerian President Muhammad Buhari’s anti-corruption war, which has led to the arrest of a string of high-ranking former government officials. The Buhari crackdown centres on an alleged $2.1bn “arms scam”, where money … Continued
At least 17 Mali soldiers were killed and nearly 40 wounded in an attack on an Army base in central Mali on the 19th July. A Government official in Bamako confirmed the attack, with the assailants reportedly arriving in dozens … Continued
Niger’s Defence ministry has announced that 32 troops have been killed and 67 wounded in a clash with Boko Haram militants in the country’s southeast. The West African nation is part of a multinational force battling the jihadist group. As … Continued
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has requested around 2,500 additional UN peacekeepers to reinforce the UN mission in Mali, which has seen 12 of its members killed in May alone, and 65 killed since the MUNISMA deployment commenced three … Continued
Oil theft in Nigeria costs the country an estimated $8bn in revenue every year. The level of theft is so high that some multinationals are pulling out, and reducing their onshore presence in the country, and as a result, Nigeria … Continued
Two months after his dramatic arrival in Libya’s capital, Fayez al-Sarraj’s unity government has won international support but has had little impact inside a divided country plagued by Islamic jihadists, analysts say. The head of the Government of National Accord … Continued
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered security to be stepped up in Nigeria’s oil-producing south, after a spate of attacks blamed on local militants that he said threatened the economy. Buhari met this week with senior executives of the Anglo-Dutch oil … Continued
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s government this week issued an arrest warrant for Presidential hopeful Moise Katumbi on charges that he recruited foreign mercenaries, escalating a political crisis in the country as it prepares for elections in six months (in … Continued
On Saturday 14 May Nigeria hosted talks on the continuing threat from Boko Haram with regional and Western powers in Abuja, as the UN continued to warn about the militants’ ties to the Islamic State group and its threat … Continued