Niger: BBC banned for reports undermining “troops’ morale”
Niger has banned the BBC for three months over their coverage of a terrorist attack that allegedly killed over a...
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Niger: Ten soldiers killed by motorbike mounted insurgents
Ten soldiers have been killed and seven others injured in a terrorist attack in western Niger on December 11th, according...
Burkina Faso: Junta names new PM after dissolving government
Burkina Faso’s new prime minister was announced on December 7th by the country’s ruling military junta, just one day after...
Mali: Former Al-Qaeda linked police chief jailed for 10 years
The International Criminal Court has sentenced the al-Qaeda linked former head of Islamic police in Timbuktu to 10 years in...
Mali: Jihadist attacks in Bamako spark condemnation
West African bloc ECOWAS on September 18 strongly condemned jihadist attacks, which on September 17th hit Bamako, as reported by...
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...
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...
Freed South African hostage’s family thanks Algerian govt
The family of a South African hostage who was recently released thanked the Algerian authorities for the part that they...
