Abuja / Washington — The United States has confirmed carrying out airstrikes against suspected Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) elements in northwest Nigeria, a move that has drawn sharply contrasting reactions from Nigerian officials, analysts, and the public. In a statement issued on December 26, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) said the strikes were conducted on December 25…
Washington, D.C. — Former President Uhuru Kenyatta, on the 5th of December, joined President Évariste Ndayishimiye (Burundi) and President João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço (Angola) at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) in Washington, D.C., USA, to witness the signing of the Washington Accords for Peace between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)….
Washington, D.C. — The United States on Thursday unveiled what it called a “historic moment for peace,” as President Donald J. Trump presided over the signing of the Washington Accords, a new agreement between Rwandan President Paul Kagame and Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) President Félix Tshisekedi aimed at ending three decades of conflict…