Sudan: RSF seizes El Fula after bloody battle
Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militant group has claimed yet another strategic victory in capturing the city of El Fula....
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Internally displaced in Sudan conflict nears 10 million
The ongoing Sudan conflict stands as the world’s greatest humanitarian tragedy with internal displacement, food insecurity, and ethnic violence rising....
Sudan’s army kills top militant commander in north Darfur
As Sudan’s civil war engulfs the north Darfur region, its army continues to count strategic gains against rebel forces amid...
US troops prepare now to leave Niger by September
The West’s hegemony is the Sahel region will soon be nothing more than a faint memory as its last troops...
Mauritania conducts military drills amid rising Mali tensions
Mauritania’s army has conducted a series of military drills on its 2,260km (1,404-mile) south-eastern border with Mali amid rising tensions...
Sudan accuses UK of meddling in Security Council talks
Sudan’s government has complained about an April 29th, closed-door UN Security Council meeting, accusing the UK of altering the agenda...
US scrambles to salvage Sahel security role
The Pentagon’s press secretary said during and April 25th press briefing that it is seeking to renegotiate its security role...
US to pull 1,000 troops from Niger
The US is set to pull around 1,000 troops out of Niger as the nation increasingly turns away from western...
Mali: civilians swelter under record-breaking heatwave
Mali civilians are struggling to cope with the ongoing heatwave that has descended across the West African region, reports Euronews...
Mauritanian’s found dead in boat off Brazil coast
An adrift boat carrying the bodies of African migrants from Mauritania and Mali has been found in Brazilian waters, according...
Russian military instructors land in Niger
Russian military instructors arrived in Niger on April 10th as the country and its junta-led neighbours strengthen their relations with...
Mali’s junta bans political reporting
Mali’s junta banned media reportage on the activities of political parties and associations on April 11th, according to AP. The...
Mali’s junta imposes political restrictions
Mali’s junta banned political party activities after being called to organise a national election, leaving the US concerned, according to...
Chad: opposition leader was killed in cold blood
Experts suggest that the Chadian opposition leader who was killed by government troops in N’Djamena was shot at point-blank range,...
Niger talks Sahel’s security with Russia
Niger has defied US warnings and has joined forces with Russia to strengthen security in the Sahel, according to AFP....
