Refugees from Burundi and DRC face a bleak future in Tanzania: Factors are complex Noriko Watanabe and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The government of Tanzania is intent on keeping refugees and… Continue reading
The Democratic Republic of Congo gets doses of the Ebola vaccine to help against deadly outbreak Kanako Itamae and Chika Mori Modern Tokyo Times The deadly Ebola virus is spreading in parts of… Continue reading
Cameroon and the menace of Islamist terrorism: Boko Haram and Amnesty International Sawako Uchida and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The nation of Cameroon is on the frontline in fighting the barbarity… Continue reading
Jaysh al-Ayman: A ‘Local’ Threat in Kenya Publication: Terrorism Monitor By: Sunguta West The Jamestown Foundation After a series of deadly attacks, Jaysh al-Ayman, an elite al-Shabaab unit formed about five years ago… Continue reading
Sharjah Helps Rebuild One of Africa’s Iconic Libraries in Guinea Sharjah makes a unique contribution to rebuild one of Conakry’s most beloved libraries which was destroyed by fire in 2012 Sharjah has announced… Continue reading
Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia says Turkey is part of the “triangle of evil” Murad Makhmudov and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Sweeping changes are on the way in Saudi Arabia under… Continue reading
President of Burkina Faso calls for greater collaboration to root out terrorists: GSIM terrorism Boutros Hussein, Noriko Watanabe, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times President Roch Kabore is calling for greater collaboration… Continue reading
Libya’s Rogue Militias Keep the Country From Tackling Human Trafficking Publication: Terrorism Monitor By: Alessandra Bocchi The Jamestown Foundation Since 2014, people smuggling and human trafficking has become a lucrative business in Libya,… Continue reading
President Zuma steps down to immediate effect in South Africa: Will ANC corruption end? Chika Mori and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times After relentless pressure, the embattled leader of South Africa finally… Continue reading
Christians face the Islamist sword in Nigeria: Boko Haram, the Fulani, and state indifference Sawako Uchida and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Christians in Nigeria continue to face the sword of Islam… Continue reading
France to support Tunisia in order to help the democratic transition: North Africa and Macron Salma Zribi, Noriko Watanabe, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times President Emmanuel Macron of France is hoping… Continue reading
Darkness of Gulf Islamism and base of Sudan: Christianity, Sufi Strains, and Takfiris in Cameroon Paul Joseph Nzeribe, Noriko Watanabe, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Central African Republic was torn… Continue reading
Arab League cares for a Palestinian State when not killing each other or persecuting non-Arabs Murad Makhmudov and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Arab League, an organization based on the Arab… Continue reading
Roman Catholic Church is taking the political high ground in the Democratic Republic of Congo Chika Mori and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times It is known that several people were killed in… Continue reading
The Pope welcomes Sunni migrants while Sunni Islamists seek to cleanse Egypt, Iraq, and Syria of Christians Sawako Uchida and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The current Roman Catholic Pope who hails… Continue reading
Zimbabwe and the Zanu-PF rubber stamp: Political transition of the ruling elites Chika Mori and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The political succession from Robert Mugabe to the new president of Zimbabwe,… Continue reading
Sunni Islamists in Egypt butcher 235 Muslims in Mosque attack in the Sinai Region Boutros Hussein, Sawako Uchida, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Sunni Islamists in Egypt have butchered at least… Continue reading
Zimbabwe in transition or merely maintaining the rule of Zanu-PF? Noriko Watanabe and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Robert Mugabe finally stepped down from ruling Zimbabwe but the stranglehold of Zanu-PF remains.… Continue reading
Zimbabwe to re-instate Emmerson Mnangagwa and dismiss President Robert Mugabe Noriko Watanabe and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times According to various sources, the ruling Zanu-PF will reinstate the sacked Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa,… Continue reading
Confusion abounds in Zimbabwe: Military Coup or preventing the planned takeover by Grace Mugabe? Chika Mori and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Zimbabwe remains tense after the military stepped in and seized… Continue reading
Migrant Crisis in Italy via Libya: NGOs, Smugglers, and Arab Slavery of Black Africans Sawako Uchida and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Carmelo Zuccaro, an Italian prosecutor, claims to have major evidence… Continue reading
Egyptian Islamist Uses New Jersey Base to Stoke Christian Hatred by Hany Ghoraba Special to IPT News Investigative Project on Terrorism Inciting sectarian strife against Egypt’s Coptic Christians is not a novelty. Islamist… Continue reading
Sudan’s Controversial Rapid Support Forces Bolster Saudi Efforts in Yemen Publication: Terrorism Monitor Volume: 15 Issue: 20 By: Nicholas A. Heras The Jamestown Foundation In late September, the military leader of Sudan’s Rapid… Continue reading
Christians abandoned in Nigeria: Endless Massacres by the Muslim Fulani Chika Mori and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The government of Nigeria needed the support of regional nations in order to tackle… Continue reading
Sunni Islamist terrorist attack kills at least 230 people in Somalia Murad Makhmudov and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Sunni Islamic terrorists targeting the capital of this nation have killed at least… Continue reading
Pneumonic Plague is stalking Madagascar with 33 deaths since August Noriko Watanabe and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The deadly pneumonic plague is stalking several cities in Madagascar, far from the usual… Continue reading
Tunisian Religious Reforms Challenge Egypt’s Al Azhar by Hany Ghoraba Special to IPT News Investigative Project on Terrorism Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi marched straight into a battle with Egypt’s highest Sunni authority,… Continue reading
Burundi nationals killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Inquiry Opened Kanako Itamae and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times It is known that 37 nationals from Burundi were killed in the Democratic… Continue reading
Mali and Niger seek International Funding for Anti-Terrorist Forces in the Sahel Murad Makhmudov and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The nations of Mali and Niger – part of the G5 Sahel… Continue reading
Sunni Islamists using Children and Babies to Butcher in Nigeria Paul Joseph Nzeribe, Noriko Watanabe, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The endless twisted morality of Sunni Islamists is beyond any rationality,… Continue reading
Muslim Brotherhood Groups Increasingly Open in Endorsing Anti-Sisi Violence in Egypt By John Rossomando IPT News Investigative Project on Terrorism A group of exiled Morsi-era Muslim Brotherhood politicians based in Istanbul has posted… Continue reading
Suspected Sunni Islamist Terrorist Attack in Burkina Faso Omar Abdullah Ismail and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Suspected Sunni Islamist terrorists have killed at least 18 people in a cafe attack in… Continue reading
