West Africa and Sahel
Malian authorities are set to tighten oversight of gold prospecting amid rising levels of illegal exports. A government source said foreign and local actors...
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Between the destroyed Diora camp, circulating hostage videos, and news of the Tabrichate ambush, several threads have converged in Mali in recent days, suggesting...
The whereabouts of a Spanish businessman from Rocafort, in Spain’s Valencia region, remain unknown following reports of his disappearance in Bobo-Dioulasso, southwestern Burkina Faso....
Control over gold mines and trade routes provides armed groups in the Sahel and West Africa with resources to sustain fighting and expand their...
Niger’s military ruler, General Abdourahamane Tiani, appointed Brigadier General Mamane Sani Kiaou as the new chief of staff of the armed forces on Friday,...
Malian authorities are set to tighten oversight of gold prospecting amid rising levels of illegal exports. A government source said foreign and local actors...
Malian Prime Minister Abdoulaye Maïga accused Algeria of backing “international terrorism” in his speech to the UN General Assembly, warning that his country “will...
Malian authorities have announced the termination of all counterterrorism cooperation with France and ordered five French diplomats to leave the country within 72 hours,...
An airstrike hit the town of Ingara in Niger’s Tillabéri region, leaving at least 30 people dead, according to multiple sources. An eyewitness reported...
Human Rights Watch urged the African Union and ICC member states to press Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso to reverse their decision to withdraw...
The disappearance of former Burkinabè lawmaker Adja Zoungrana in mid-September near the Ghana-Burkina Faso border has sparked controversy amid conflicting accounts. Some media outlets...
Speaking before the UN General Assembly, Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye accused Israel of committing “ethnic cleansing” in Gaza, describing the situation as a...
Foreign ministers of the Sahel Alliance (Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso) held talks with African Union Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf in New York...
In a speech marking the 65th anniversary of Mali’s independence, transitional president General Assimi Goïta reaffirmed his commitment to building a “new Mali” through...
The U.S. Embassy in Mali has issued a security alert advising its citizens to postpone non-essential travel to Bamako and remain at home on...