Aid agencies are assessing the needs of tens of thousands of people affected by the eruption of the Mount Nyiragongo volcano in the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo.Local authorities report 32 people were killed in the eruption, includ…
General
Mali’s Interim Leadership Reportedly Arrested
Military officials in Mali arrested the country’s president and prime minister Monday, just months into their tenure, according to multiple news reports.President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane, as well as Defense Minister Souleymane Doucoure…
Eastern DRC Volcano Erupts; Thousands Flee Goma
Lava from a volcanic eruption approached the airport of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s main city of Goma late Saturday, and the government urged residents to evacuate.As the red glow of Mount Nyiragongo tinged the night sky above the lakeside c…
South Sudanese Security Forces Arrest Suspects in Recent Road Attacks
JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN – The South Sudan National Security Service this week arrested 12 people suspected of abducting, torturing and killing people along highways linking the capital, Juba, to other states and demanding ransom from their relatives.Official…
US-Africa Military Collaboration Still Functions in a Virtual World
For 11 years, land forces chiefs in Africa and the U.S. Army have met annually at the African Land Forces Summit, a four-day event where the group discusses security threats on the continent and how these joint forces can tackle the threats together.S…
A Record 55 Million People Displaced Last Year
The Internal Displacement Monitoring Center reports the number of people displaced inside their own countries because of conflict, violence and weather-related disasters reached an all-time high of 55 million by the end of 2020.Experts tracking these …