Burkina Faso issues first new bloc passport
The ruler of Burkina Faso Ibrahim Traoré became the first person to receive the new Alliance of Sahel States (AES)...
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Trump launches air strikes against key ISIS targets in Somalia
Trump has launched air strikes against key ISIS targets in Somalia in his first use of military force abroad since...
Shelling kills 56 in Sudan market
At least 56 people were killed in Sudan after artillery shelling and air attacks on a vegetable market in Omdurman...
France hands over last base in Chad but denies ending military ties
French forces have left Chad following 65 years of near-continuous presence in the country. Although Chad requested the withdrawal, the...
Russia operating from Libyan base in bid to secure political position
Russia are allegedly renovating an unused airbase in southern Libya, in a bid to strengthen and secure their military and...
Three West African states officially exit bloc amid political shift
Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso officially quit the West African bloc ECOWAS on January 29th, severing ties following a period...
Thousands rally in Sahel states to cheer ECOWAS exit
Thousands of people rallied in the junta-led Sahel states of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali on January 28th in support...
Alliance of Sahel States discuss exit from ECOWAS
The Alliance of Sahel States are discussing an exit from ECOWAS, the regional political and economic union of fifteen countries...
ICC prosecutor seeking arrest warrant for war crimes in Sudan
The International Criminal Court's prosecutor announced on January 27th that his office will be seeking arrest warrants for those accused...
Junta-led Sahel states meet to discuss exit from regional bloc
Foreign ministers from the Alliance of Sahel States met on January 26th to discuss formalities associated with their departure from...
Sudan army chief visits Khartoum HQ and vows to win war
The chief of the Sudanese army general Abdel Fattah al-Burhan visited its strategic headquarters in central Khartoum on January 26th...
Sudanese army claims breakthrough victory in Khartoum
The Sudanese army has broken a siege by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of its command centre in Khartoum,...
WHO head calls for end on attacks on Sudanese healthcare
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) called on January 25th for a halt to attacks on healthcare workers...
At least 20 Nigerian troops killed by suspected Islamists
At least 20 Nigerian soldiers including a commanding officer were killed by suspected Islamist insurgents who attacked an army base...
Russia restructures military presence in Mali
Le Monde reported that 100 military vehicles arrived in Mali from Guinea on January 17th, just as the Russia's defence...
