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The Nigerian army has appointed Major General Ibikunle Ademola Ajose to lead Operation Hadin Kai, the command responsible for combating Boko Haram and ISWAP in the northeast of the country, as part of a major reshuffle of its senior leadership.
Tehran has threatened further retaliation in the Gulf following the operation announced by the U.S. Central Command.
The 2026-2027 school year is severely disrupted in Cameroon’s Northwest and Southwest, where armed separatist groups have imposed a one-week lockdown. In Bamenda, closed schools, shuttered shops, and reduced traffic contrast with a partial resumption of classes in other localities.
Saudi Arabia is preparing a framework granting the IAEA additional verification powers over sensitive nuclear activities, without fully adopting the Additional Protocol.
The IAEA estimates that a new two-story building at the Yongbyon nuclear complex constitutes a second uranium enrichment facility, capable of housing up to 28 cascades of centrifuges. The agency also reports increased activity at Kangson.
Iran launched 20 ballistic missiles towards Jordan on Wednesday, 18 of which were intercepted, following American strikes against five Iranian oil tankers. Tehran claims to have targeted a base used by American forces and ships near the Strait of Hormuz.
During the meeting in Abuja, the Nigerian military command notably promised logistical support to the ECOWAS Standby Force, including an 18-seat bus.
The IAEA has placed under safeguards approximately 73 tonnes of natural uranium related to the former Syrian nuclear program. The Deir ez-Zor reactor, destroyed in 2007, could have quickly produced fissile material usable for military purposes, without the agency being able to establish the intention of the Bashar al-Assad regime.
Security in Nigeria mobilized 7,062 operations in July and August 2026. The ONSA states that 777 hostages were released, 354 suspects arrested, and 1,487 insurgents neutralized during this period.
Six people were injured on Tuesday, September 8, in a Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv, just hours after the departure of American envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
At least 73 people, including women and children, have been injured in a series of attacks claimed by the Houthis against several cities in Saudi Arabia. The Riyadh-led coalition promises military measures in response to this new escalation.
European authorities are concerned about digital networks where violence becomes an end in itself and where minors can be both victims and perpetrators. An operation conducted in nine countries led Europol to report 4,340 URLs linked to the “The Com” ecosystem.
Romanian services claim to have prevented a sabotage operation attributed to Russia. A 40-year-old Russian national is suspected of having photographed military bases, critical infrastructure, and Ukrainian Antonov cargo planes.
Huawei Technologies appears starting Tuesday, September 8, before a federal court in Brooklyn in a large criminal case involving charges of racketeering, bank fraud, sanctions violations, and theft of trade secrets. The Chinese group pleads not guilty.
The Nigerian government announced on Friday that it has compiled a case file for potential legal action before international courts following an attempt to destabilize the country during the night of August 28-29. The government accuses France of supporting the perpetrators of this attempt. “A substantial amount of documentation has been compiled regarding this aggression, […]
New accusations are reigniting tensions between Niamey and Cotonou. Captain Roger Gabriel claims that Beninese President Romuald Wadagni set up a crisis unit in Benin during the events of August 28 and 29 in Niamey. These statements currently remain the officer’s account and are not corroborated by any evidence. The case of the mutiny that […]
Captain Roger Gabriel, company commander of the 1st Parachute Battalion, gave his account on Tuesday, September 1, on Niger’s national television of the events that took place during the night of August 28 to 29 in Niamey. He claims to have been approached to join the movement, before receiving several calls and messages mentioning possible […]
This was a strong clarification made by the Director General of the Republican Police on Tuesday, September 1, 2026. Surrounded by the central commander of territorial units, the Director of Human Resources, the head of the police in Atlantique, and all the district commissioners of the department, he chaired an important coordination meeting dedicated to […]
The death toll from a Russian strike on a warehouse in the Kyiv region rose to at least 37, while Ukrainian authorities opened a negligence investigation.
The Nigerien military regime said on Saturday that it had gradually regained control of sensitive sites in Niamey after a night marked by heavy gunfire around the airport,
