Mali is a vast land-locked country with an area of over 1.2 million square kilometers and a population of 20.3 million. Mali’s population continues to live under a challenging mix of recurrent droughts that continuously ...

The United Nations Development Program is concerned that the shift of activities by violent extremist groups from the Middle East and North Africa to sub-Saharan Africa has received relatively a little attention from the International ...

The African continent has been always the scene of various human and material disasters resulting from armed conflicts and bad governance, exacerbated by the increasing state of poverty the vast majority of Africans in rural ...

For decades, the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been plagued by numerous rebel movements. The crisis which today has put the local populations in an extremely difficult situation. A bomb attack in the Democratic ...

UNESCO launched the elaboration of the General History of Africa in 1964; a work in 8 volumes to remedy the widespread ignorance of Africa’s past. The General History of Africa is a work published in ...

The Barkhane anti-terrorist operation completed its withdrawal from Mali on August 15, while there is gross evidence that the results of France’s action in Mali have been obviously negative. The initial aim was to stem ...

Environmental damage in times of armed conflict disrupts ecosystems and natural resources long after hostilities have ended. These are impacts that threaten biodiversity and that extend well beyond the limits of national territories with worrying ...

The 20th century saw a massive transformation in journalism. Some of its greatest inventions such as the advent of the internet, rapid advancement in technology, and the creation of social platforms, led to an evolution ...

Indigenous peoples today, are arguably among the most disadvantaged and vulnerable groups of people in the world. The international community now recognizes that special measures are required to protect their rights and maintain their distinct ...

On October 6, the World Health Organization (WHO) launched a campaign to raise awareness and encourage suicide prevention. Africa is home to six of the ten countries with the highest suicide rates in the world. ...