ECOWAS lifts sanctions against Niger
West Africa’s economic alliance, ECOWAS, promises to lift Niger's restrictions in a bid to stop three states leaving the union,...
Sahel
UN experts warn of growing IS threat in Africa
UN experts warned of a growing Islamic State (IS) threat in West Africa and the Sahel on February 15th, according...
Niger-Morocco relations about to shift gear
Morocco appears to have developed new relations with a Sahel country which Washington would deem to be a Russian satellite...
Algeria concerned about Russia and Turkey’s Mali strategy
Russia and Turkey's Mali strategy has strained their relationship with "strategic" ally, Algeria, according to The Arab Weekly and agencies. On...
Three Sahel states leave ECOWAS bloc
Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso declared their immediate departures from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in a...
Burkina Faso gladly accepts Putin’s “priceless gift”
Being one of the world's largest grain producers, Russia gifts Burkina Faso with 25,000 tonnes of free wheat according to BBC...
Algeria warns against foreign interference in Sudan
Algeria advises against foreign interference in Sudan’s second civil war, according to Asharq Al-Awsat and agencies. On 28th January, President...
Mali regime ends Algiers Accord with Tuareg rebels
Mali’s junta axes the Algiers Accord, a nine year peace agreement with the Tuareg rebels, according to Reuters. The termination...
Jihadists killed dozens of civilians according to Burkinabe officials
Burkina Faso’s rulers claimed on December 18 that jihadists were killing dozens of civilians in the country’s north, according to...
Camp in Mali surrendered by UN peacekeeping mission
UN Multi-dimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) handed over one of its last camps to the West African country’s...
Mali and Niger snub tax agreements with the French
As France’s ties with various West African countries worsen, Niger and Mali’s rulers announced that they were denouncing their double...
UN to carry out investigation into Burkina Faso killings
On November 15, the United Nations sounded the alarm bells at mass killings in a town in Burkina Faso, according...
Niger regime praises Mali for regaining control of Kidal
Niger’s regime heaped praise on the Malian junta for the liberation of Kidal , a town in the country’s north,...
Mali: UN mission pulls out of troubled region
The Sahel region is slowly falling into the hands of terror groups, following coups in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger,...
Fate of Niger’s president ‘uncertain’ after July coup
Niger’s overthrown president, Mohamed Bazoum, has been in detention with his wife and son for nearly three months following the...
