Brussels 16.02.2026 President Cyril Ramaphosa said he will deploy the army to assist the police fight criminal gangs and illegal mining in South Africa. (Image above: illustration) Gang violence is a major problem in South Africa, which has one of the world’s highest murder rates. A deeper look at the latest statistics shows that the…
Category: Crisis
Nigeria: U.S. sends military personnel
Brussels 11.02.2026 The U.S. is sending 200 troops to Nigeria to train the country’s military to fight Islamist militants, weeks after President Trump accused the West African government of failing to protect Christians from terrorist attacks, an American military official said Tuesday, February 10. BREAKING 🚨 President Trump stuns the world by announcing 200 troops…
South Sudan: EU calls for ceasefire
Brussels 30.01.2026 “The European Union follows with concern the escalating security situation in South Sudan especially in Jonglei State and calls on all parties to return to the terms of the 2018 peace agreement. An immediate ceasefire is the only guarantee for peace and stability in South Sudan, reads the Statement by the European External…
CAR: MEPs stand for Human Rights
Brussels 25.01.2026 The Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) urge the Central African Republic to authorise the urgent medical evacuation of Joseph Figueira Martin and call for sanctions against those responsible for his arbitrary detention, mistreatment and conviction. MEPs condemn the arbitrary detention of Joseph Figueira Martin, a Belgian-Portuguese citizen and humanitarian researcher kidnapped by…
EU supports unity of Somalia
Brussels 29.12.2025 “The European Union reaffirms the importance of respecting the unity, the sovereignty and the territorial integrity of the Federal Republic of Somalia pursuant of its constitution, the Charters of the African Union and the United Nations. This is key for the peace and stability of the entire Horn of Africa region” reads EU…
Cameroon: post-elections unrest
Brussels 16.11.2025 Authorities in Cameroon informed that 800 people were arrested and 16 killed during clashes with security forces over the announcement of the election victory of President Paul Biya. It is the government’s first official comment on the death toll since the unrest began. Interior Minister Paul Atanga Nji amitted that the security forces…
Sudan: UK announces £5M aid fund
Brussels 01.10.2025 The Foreign Secretary has today, 1 November, announced £5 million of urgent funding to provide lifesaving support for Sudan. Speaking at the 21st Manama Dialogue Conference in Bahrain, the Foreign Secretary condemned the truly horrifying and utterly intolerable scenes in El-Fasher where 260,000 people, half of whom are children, are trapped in famine-like…
Sudan: RSF investigates violations
Brussels 30.10.2025 The leader of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) Gen Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo has announced an investigation into what he called “violations” committed by his soldiers during the occupation of el-Fasher. The declaration by Gen Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, widely known as Hemedti, came after reports of civilian killings following the RSF capture of…
Cameroon: fears of unrest
Brussels 22.10.2025 Cameroon’s influential Catholic Bishops have called for calm, as fears rapidly grow that violence could erupt once official results from the presidential election are declared. Paul Biya Allegedly Offers Prime Minister Post to Opposition’s Issa Tchiroma – https://t.co/STFYVD92sr pic.twitter.com/WJPwweWP0T — Atlantic Digest (@AtlDigest) October 22, 2025 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Opposition candidate and ex-government spokesman Issa…
Kenya: Odinga’s mourning ended in chaos
Brussels 16.10.2025 At least three people died in Nairobi, Kenya, after police fired gunshots and tear gas in a stadium where crowds of mourners had gathered to pay respect to the body of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga. The body of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga has arrived at Kasarani Stadium. Tens of thousands of…
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