Islamic State extremists exploit instability in Africa
Islamic State extremists are exploiting instability in Africa and Syria and remain a significant threat in Afghanistan, Central Asia and Europe, U.N. counterterrorism experts said...
Category : Sahel
Macron admits France’s repressive violence in Cameroon’s war for independence
French President Emmanuel Macron acknowledged that France waged a war marked by “repressive violence” in Cameroon before and after the country’s independence in 1960 in...
Trump promises West African leaders a pivot to trade, US seeks for rare earths
President Donald Trump promised West African leaders a pivot from aid to trade during a White House meeting Wednesday as the region reels from the...
Al-Qaida-linked group claims attack against Mali army position near Senegal
rmed men attacked a Mali community just over the border from Senegal, Mali’s military said Tuesday — a development that one expert called especially worrying...
A confidential brief urges the ICC to investigate Wagner’s promotion of atrocities in West Africa
The International Criminal Court has been asked to review a confidential legal report arguing that the Russia-linked Wagner Group has committed war crimes by spreading...
Chad opposition party says former prime minister Masra ‘abducted’ from his home
Chad’s former prime minister and opposition leader Succès Masra was taken into custody by security forces on Friday, in what his party called an “abduction.”...
Landlocked Sahel states back Morocco’s sea access initiative
The landlocked countries of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have endorsed an initiative by Morocco to give them access to the Atlantic Ocean, the Moroccan...
King Mohammed VI Receives Three Sahel States Alliance Foreign Ministers
King Mohammed VI received Monday in Rabat, the foreign ministers of the three countries of the Alliance of Sahel States. Namely Karamoko Jean Marie Traoré,...
A Swiss woman has been kidnapped in Niger’s Agadez, authorities say
A Swiss citizen has been kidnapped by unidentified gunmen in Niger’s city of Agadez, according to local authorities and the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign...
Sahel alliance recalls ambassadors from Algeria after the downing of a Malian drone
A military alliance between Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger withdrew their respective ambassadors from Algeria in response to the downing of a Malian drone last...