West Africa and Sahel
The Malian capital Bamako is hosting an emergency summit of the Sahel States Alliance on December 22–23, bringing together the presidents of Mali, Niger...
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A deepening hunger crisis in northeastern Nigeria and across West and Central Africa is approaching a breaking point, the World Food Programme (WFP) and...
Niger’s defence and security forces said on Sunday that extensive military operations carried out across the country had resulted in the killing of 40...
The transitional authorities in Mali, led by General Assimi Goïta, have announced plans to hold national consultations in April aimed at reshaping the rules...
Iran has launched three new satellites into space using Russian Soyuz rockets, in a move aimed at strengthening its technological capabilities and expanding strategic...
The Malian capital Bamako is hosting an emergency summit of the Sahel States Alliance on December 22–23, bringing together the presidents of Mali, Niger...
Canadian mining giant Barrick Gold has resumed operational control of one of Mali’s largest gold mining complexes, ending a dispute with the country’s military...
Senegalese President Macky Sall has inaugurated the country’s first factory dedicated to the assembly of military vehicles, located in Diamniadio, near the capital Dakar....
Benin has witnessed fresh political and security developments, as the opposition Democrats party announced the arrest of its national secretary for foreign affairs, Chabi...
A new international coalition, named “Friends of the Former Nigerien President,” has been formed to demand the release of ousted President Mohamed Bazoum. The...
Benin’s foreign minister has announced that around 200 West African troops, mainly from Nigeria and Côte d’Ivoire, will remain deployed in the country. The...
The armed group Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) carried out three coordinated attacks inside Mali. According to local and media reports, one of the...
Led by Minister Alousseni Sanou, a high-level delegation from the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) approved in Bamako today the foundational charter of the...
Authorities in Burkina Faso have released 11 Nigerian officers who had been detained after a Nigerian military aircraft made an unauthorized landing in the...
French officials have confirmed that France provided logistical and intelligence support, including aerial surveillance operations, to the Beninese army at the request of authorities...