By Sheriff Bojang Jnr Posted today at 4:00 PM Reading time: 5 minutes File generated on Read in the app Summarize When Kinshasa outsourced the fight against M23 to foreign forces In January 2025, as the M23 rebel group advanced toward Goma, the strategic capital of North Kivu Province inContinue Reading
When the French Navy’s amphibious helicopter carrier Mistral slipped into Dakar’s harbour, the moment was more than a routine port call. It offered a rare window into how Paris and Dakar are quietly recalibrating a defence relationship that has weathered years of regional turbulence and shifting geopolitical alignments. Behind theContinue Reading
The Mistral, France’s amphibious helicopter carrier, is docked in Dakar from 2 to 6 October 2026. But this is no routine port call. For five days, French and Senegalese forces will conduct joint land and sea operations and share expertise. The visit comes just over a year after French troopsContinue Reading
Mecca — A minor disturbance inside the Grand Mosque can reverberate across the globe in an instant. In the early hours of Friday, the spiritual epicenter for over 1.8 billion Muslims came dangerously close to chaos. As tens of thousands of worshippers performed the Tawaf circling the Kaaba, an incidentContinue Reading
What began as a targeted protest against recent education reforms morphed, on Thursday 1 October, into an unprecedented day of urban conflagration across France. In several major metropolitan areas, the standoff between young demonstrators and authorities tipped into orchestrated chaos, forcing the state to activate its emergency security apparatus. PrimeContinue Reading
What began as a routine flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv spiraled into an international security emergency in a matter of minutes. A steep loss of altitude, a hijack-associated emergency code, and an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia turned Flydubai flight FZ1073 into a global flashpoint. Now, as investigators pieceContinue Reading
The loss of a Russian Tupolev Tu-95MS strategic bomber in the Amur region of Russia’s Far East has triggered an outpouring of reaction at home and abroad, and it has pushed a difficult question to the centre of the debate: what does the destruction of one of these aircraft actuallyContinue Reading
When Saudi air defence batteries brought down a Houthi drone over the southern approaches to Mecca, the number that mattered most was zero: no deaths, no injuries, no debris in the streets. Yet the real consequences of that single interception stretch well beyond the tactical scoreboard. For the worshippers crowdingContinue Reading
Belgium’s maxime prévot urges renewed dialogue with Niger and AES nations Following a visit to Ouagadougou, Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot arrived in Niamey on August 28, advocating for a resumption of discussions with Niger and, more broadly, with the Alliance of Sahel States. On August 28, 2026, the BelgianContinue Reading
The United Nations became the stage for a rare diplomatic confrontation late Monday as the U.S. delegation walked out of a Security Council session in protest. The move followed sharp criticism from the French ambassador, who accused Washington of adopting hypocritical stances comparable to those of North Korea and Russia.Continue Reading
Few bilateral ties have endured as long and evolved as dynamically as the partnership between Washington and Rabat. What began as a historic gesture in the 18th century has matured into a complex, resilient alliance shaped by shared interests, geopolitical shifts, and mutual pragmatism. On June 23, 1786, Morocco etchedContinue Reading
Few diplomatic ties can claim the longevity and depth of the relationship between Washington and Rabat. Often hailed as a “special bond,” this alliance has weathered decades of geopolitical shifts, strategic necessities, and evolving priorities—all while maintaining a foundation built on mutual recognition and shared interests. In 1786, Morocco etchedContinue Reading