West Africa and Sahel
The Malian Armed Forces (FAMa) reported that several of their positions came under coordinated attacks early Tuesday in the areas of Farabougou and Biri...
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French officials have confirmed that France provided logistical and intelligence support, including aerial surveillance operations, to the Beninese army at the request of authorities...
Burkina Faso’s military authorities announced that they forced a Nigerian C-130 military transport aircraft to make an emergency landing at Bobo-Dioulasso Airport and detained...
The Sahel States Alliance (Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger) announced that it has raised its air defenses to the highest state of alert, granting authorization...
Benin’s President Patrice Talon announced on Sunday evening that government forces, working alongside the army, had thwarted a coup attempt carried out by a...
The Malian Armed Forces (FAMa) reported that several of their positions came under coordinated attacks early Tuesday in the areas of Farabougou and Biri...
Unidentified gunmen executed 20 civilians near the Komabangou gold mining site in Niger’s Tillabéri region, local sources reported on Saturday. The massacre took place...
The French Foreign Ministry on Saturday denied accusations against French citizen Yann Christian Bernard Vizelié, an employee at the French Embassy in Bamako, alleging...
Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio, current head of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has called on Mali, Burkina Faso and...
Mali’s transitional government has announced that its security and intelligence services thwarted an attempt to destabilise the country, involving both military and civilian actors...
Nigerien authorities have announced the formation of a new paramilitary force called the “Shield of the Nation” aimed at combating the increasing activity of...
A Chadian court has sentenced Souksé Massara, former Prime Minister and leader of the opposition party “The Transformers,” to 20 years in prison along...
The Nigerien authorities have announced the dissolution of three unions operating within the justice sector: the “Independent Judges’ Union,” the “Union of Judicial Officers,”...
Thousands of opposition supporters marched in Abidjan to protest President Alassane Ouattara’s bid for a fourth term and to demand the reinstatement of opposition...
Niger and Chad have agreed to strengthen cooperation in the areas of security, economy, and trade during Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Déby’s visit to...