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Chad Declares Three Days of National Mourning After Deadly Boko Haram Attacks
Concerns Grow Over Detention of Journalist Atiana Serge Oulon and Shrinking Civic Space in Burkina Faso
Chadian Soldiers Killed in Lake Chad Island Attack as Government Vows Continued Offensive
Mauritanian MPs Sentenced to Four Years Amid Renewed Scrutiny of Human Rights Record
Nigeria Begins Voluntary Repatriation of Citizens From South Africa Amid Rising Anti-Immigrant Tensions
Crew member killed in attack on UN helicopter in South Sudan
Sudan accuses Kenya of encouraging a parallel government in the war torn nation
Khartoum gets aid convoy for first time during Sudan civil war
UN sues for alleviation of suffering in Gaza
The Bias media, NGOs next target after Russian’s Wagner army is defeated – Coalition leader of Saharan ‘Jihadist’ group
The Chadian government has declared three days of national mourning following two deadly attacks by militants linked to Boko Haram in the Lake Chad...
The continued detention of journalist Atiana Serge Oulon and a broader crackdown on civil society organizations have intensified international concern over press freedom and...
Twenty-three Chadian soldiers were killed and 26 others injured following an attack on a military post in the Lake Chad region late Monday night,...
A criminal court in Nouakchott has sentenced two opposition parliamentarians to four years in prison in a case that has intensified international attention on...
Mali’s cabinet has approved a draft amendment to the transitional charter granting President Assimi Goïta a full five-year renewable presidential term starting this year....
African Perceptions – Monitoring | Russian-language media have reported that the “Alla Ag Albachir” Katiba, affiliated with the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA), was behind...
African Perceptions – Kidal | Fierce clashes erupted early Friday morning in the Anou Melal area, in northern Kidal region, between the Malian army...
African Perceptions – Correspondent in Northern Mali Sources on the ground have confirmed to African Perceptions that the “Alla Ag Albachir” katiba, affiliated with...
The African Sahel is undergoing a profound geopolitical shift, marked by the rise of Russian military presence, which has evolved from a marginal phenomenon...
Bamako – African Perceptions The Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM), an al-Qaeda affiliate, issued an official statement on June 9,...
The Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM) has issued a statement through its media outlet “Al-Zallaqa,” calling for “the establishment of...
Stockholm, Sweden — June 5, 2025 —The long-awaited English edition of A Journalist’s Guide in Africa by Ousmane Alsharif is now officially available in...
UN on Tuesday condemned the killing of five humanitarians in a ‘horrendous’ attack on aid convoy in Sudan. An aid convoy carrying life-saving assistance...
Amid frontlines, collapsed states, and forgotten communities across the African continent, comes a compelling new release by seasoned journalist Ousmane Alsharif. Titled A Journalist’s...
