An Austrian woman has been kidnapped in Niger’s Agadez city
An Austrian woman has been kidnapped by gunmen in Niger’s Agadez city, local residents and the Austrian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday, the first time...
Category : Sahel
Mali denounces algerian interference, escalation increases between Bamako and Alger
In the Sahel Region, specifically in Mali, diplomatic tensions are escalating between Bamako and Algiers. This latest escalation follows comments by Algerian Foreign Minister, Amed...
Ivory Coast asks French troops to leave the country
Ivory Coast announced on Tuesday that French troops will leave the country after a decadeslong military presence, the latest African nation to downscale military ties...
Senegal announces closure of all foreign military bases as it cuts ties to ex-colonial power France
Senegal has announced the closure of all foreign military bases, without setting a timeline for the exit of foreign troops.Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko made the...
Chad ends defence cooperation agreement with France
(Source : Reuters) Chad’s government said on Thursday it has ended its defence cooperation pact with France, a move that could see French troops leave...
Hungary to open embassy in Chad
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán hosted a dinner at his office Sunday evening for Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno, president of the Republic of Chad, who was...
African nations are losing up to 5% of their GDP per year with climate change, a new report says
African nations are losing up to 5% of their GDP every year as they bear a heavier burden than the rest of the world from...
Spain’s leader West Africa tour in Mauritania to tackle irregular migration to Canary Islands
Spain’s prime minister announced a series of agreements with the West African nation of Mauritania on Tuesday to stem a surge in migrants making the...
Drone attack kills at least 21 civilians in northern Mali, Tuareg-led group says
Airstrikes on a village in northern Mali near the Algerian border Sunday killed 21 civilians, including 11 children, a spokesman for a coalition of Tuareg-majority...
Mali : dozens of Wagner mercenaries killed in a tuareg’s ambush
A coalition of armed groups in Mali’s predominantly Tuareg north claimed Saturday that it killed dozens of government soldiers and Russian mercenaries from the Wagner...