West Africa and Sahel
One year after the formal establishment of Russia’s military presence in Mali under the banner of the Africa Corps, a force operating under the...
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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,...
One year after the formal establishment of Russia’s military presence in Mali under the banner of the Africa Corps, a force operating under the...
Reports emerging from the strategic town of Aguelhok in northern Mali are raising growing concerns over alleged abuses against civilians, following accusations that Malian...
Conflicting narratives have emerged over the release of hundreds of women and children abducted from the community of Ngoshe in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno State,...
The African Sahel is undergoing profound geopolitical transformations as new actors compete for influence across one of the world’s most volatile regions. While international...
A court in Ouagadougou has sentenced Captain Abdel Kader Zanri, the former head of presidential security under former transitional leader Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, to...
A new humanitarian tragedy in northern Niger has exposed the often-overlooked dangers facing travelers, seasonal workers and migrants crossing the Sahara, after 49 people...
Mali’s authorities have announced substantial financial rewards for information leading to the location and capture of several of the country’s most prominent armed group...
Sources close to the Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM) have denied reports claiming that senior commander Sidna Ag Hitta was...
Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State in northeastern Nigeria, is facing one of its most complex crises in recent years as a rapidly expanding...
Niger is preparing to inaugurate a new 40-megawatt power plant in the capital, Niamey, in what is being described as one of the most...