US Weighs Military Options as Tinubu Restates Resolve to Defeat Terrorism

•President says Nigeria continuing diplomatic engagement with global partners •Hegseth directs Africa Command to send plans for possible strikes in Nigeria •Baba-Ahmed advises Tinubu to address Nigerians on military threat •New US Congress...

U.S. Prepares for Possible Military Action in Venezuela, Nigeria and Iraq After President’s Annou...

U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered preparations and publicly floated military options in three theaters, Venezuela/Caribbean, Nigeria/West Africa and Iraq/ West Asia, while the U.S. has increased naval and air assets in the southern...

US Military Draws Up Nigeria Intervention Plans

*AFRICOM’s new commander expected to visit Nigeria later this month for previously scheduled meetings with senior officials in Abuja The Pentagon has drawn up a range of potential military options for intervention in Nigeria after President Trump...

Invasion Threat: Finally, USA Military Submits Contingency Plan To Strike Terrorists In Nigeria

From Joshua Chibuzo Andrew The US military has submitted contingency plans for potential strikes on Nigeria, following a directive from President Donald Trump to prepare for possible action over a false claim of Christian genocide. Reports have...

US military presents plan for potential strikes in Nigeria

The US military has reportedly submitted contingency plans for potential strikes on Nigeria, following a directive from President Donald Trump to prepare for possible military action over the claim of Christian genocide.According to The New York...

US Draws Up Military Intervention Plans For Nigeria

Fresh details have emerged indicating that the United States military has drafted intervention plans for Nigeria, following President Donald Trump’s claim that a “Christian genocide” is taking place in the country. Trump had on Sunday alleged that...

International Investment Bank, TLG complete landmark $10m private credit deal

TLG Capital Investments, an influential asset management firm, and the International Investment Bank (IIB) have announced the completion of a $10 million debt investment into Djibouti's leading private telecommunications provider. This strategic...

Will Trump really use ‘military action’ in Nigeria?

President Donald Trump said on Sunday that if the Nigerian government doesn’t stop what he called the “widescale slaughter of Christians,” the United States military is prepared to step in “guns a-blazing.” Speaking to reporters this week, Trump...

Are Cuban doctors being trafficked around the world by their government?

Cuban doctors arrive at the Jose Marti International Airport in Havana, Cuba, June 8, 2020, after traveling to Italy to help with the COVID-19 emergency response. | Ismael Francisco / Pool via AP On July 4, 2025, Republican Rep. Mark Green of...

Egypt’s Banque Misr expands into East Africa with new Djibouti subsidiary

Banque Misr has officially inaugurated Banque Misr Djibouti, marking its first Egyptian state-owned banking subsidiary in East Africa. The inauguration ceremony was attended by Hisham Okasha, Chairperson and CEO of Banque Misr; Abdoulkader Kamil...

Djibouti’s ‘Unstoppable’ President: Guelleh Poised for Sixth Term as Parliament Lifts Age Limit

Djibouti’s ‘Unstoppable’ President: Guelleh Poised for Sixth Term as Parliament Lifts Age Limit DJIBOUTI - With a unanimous vote on Sunday, the Djibouti parliament removed the presidential age limit, paving the way for President Ismaïl Omar...

FM: President al-Sisi’s directives aim to consolidate strategic partnerships with the Horn of Africa

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty affirmed that President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’ directives focus on consolidating strategic partnerships with the countries and peoples of the Horn of Africa. He said...

US moves to launch drone operations in Borno, Yobe, and beyond, see full details

Boko Haram and other terrorist groups have attacked, kidnapped and killed both Christians and Muslims in Nigeria Previous US governments provided the country with intelligence, but baulked at selling some weapons due to concerns over alleged human...

Djibouti Has Abolished The Age Limit For The President

4 The amendment would allow usurper Ismail Omar Gelle to run for a sixth time. Djibouti's parliament has approved the abolition of a constitutional restriction that prohibited citizens over 75 years old from running for president of the African...

Guinea’s coup leader Col Mamadi Doumbouya enters presidential race

The military commander who has ruled Guinea since a coup four years ago has entered the presidential race, breaking an earlier promise to hand power to a civilian government. Col Mamadi Doumbouya submitted his candidacy at the Supreme Court on...

Djibouti parliament removes presidential age limit

ADDIS ABABA - Djibouti's parliament removed the age limit for presidents with a unanimous vote on Sunday, its speaker told AFP, opening the way for leader Ismail Omar Guelleh to run for a sixth term. Guelleh, 77, has held power since 1999 in the...

Djibouti parliament removes presidential age limit: speaker

ADDIS ABABA (AFP): Djibouti’s parliament removed the age limit for presidents with a unanimous vote on Sunday, its speaker said, opening the way for leader Ismail Omar Guelleh to run for a sixth term. Guelleh, 77, has held power since 1999 in the...

Guinea's coup leader enters presidential race

The military commander who has ruled Guinea since a coup four years ago has entered the presidential race, breaking an earlier promise to hand power to a civilian government. Col Mamadi Doumbouya submitted his candidacy at the Supreme Court on...

US threats of military action against Nigeria come against backdrop of diminished presence

U.S. Marines teach the Nigerian navy special forces tactical movements during a training exercise in Lagos, Nigeria, in 2022. President Donald Trump said on Nov. 1, 2025, that the U.S. would halt all aid to Nigeria, and Defense Secretary Pete...

Hundreds killed protesting Tanzanian election fraud

Hundreds of protesters are feared dead after Tanzanian security forces launched a savage crackdown on demonstrations against the fraudulent elections of October 29, 2025. In what many are calling a coronation at gunpoint, President Samia Suluhu...