West Africa and Sahel
Nigerien authorities have announced the formation of a new paramilitary force called the “Shield of the Nation” aimed at combating the increasing activity of...
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Algeria and Mali have agreed to reopen their airspace to civilian and military aircraft and restore ambassadors, according to a statement issued by Mali’s...
Field sources say a Malian military convoy was ambushed on Thursday while advancing towards the northern town of Anéfis in an attempt to break...
Heavy fighting continued on Tuesday around the military base in Anéfis, northern Mali, as the Front for the Liberation of Azawad (FLA) said it...
Several areas of Mali came under coordinated attacks overnight Thursday into Friday, targeting military positions in what local media described as a new wave...
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...
Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio, the new rotating chair of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has called for the resumption...
The Malian government has announced the release of four Moroccan drivers who had been abducted for more than six months in northeastern Niger, near...
The death of Burkinabè political activist Alain Christophe Traoré, 44, widely known as “Alino Faso,” in an Abidjan prison has triggered a wave of...
A field report by UN-affiliated experts states that Nigerian forces have killed at least 95 armed men from so-called “bandit” gangs during intense clashes...
Cameroon has registered a record number of 82 candidates for the upcoming presidential election scheduled for October 12. According to the electoral commission, the...