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...
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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...
Junta-led Sahel states ready to deploy new joint armed forces
A joint armed force of 5,000 composed of troops from Junta-led Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali will soon be ready...
Four Moroccan truck drivers kidnaped in Burkina Faso released
Four Moroccan truck drivers who were kidnapped in West Africa over the weekend were released in Niger, reported AP on...
Junta-led Sahel states ready to form joint force
Niger's defence chief said on state television that a joint force of 5,000 troops from the junta-led neighbours Niger, Burkina...
Togo hints at joining the new alliance of Sahel states
Togo’s foreign minister has hinted that Togo may join the new Alliance of Sahel States (AES) as the major geopolitical...
Togo hints at joining the new alliance of Sahel states
Togo's foreign minister has hinted that Togo may join the new Alliance of Sahel States (AES) as the major geopolitical...
Sources say Austrian woman kidnapped in Niger
An Austrian woman was kidnapped in Agadez in central Niger on January 11th, according to two Nigerien security sources via...
Libya deports 600 people back to Niger
Over 600 people have been forcibly deported from Libya to Niger on a “dangerous and traumatising” journey across the Sahara,...
Gold miner Barrick Gold threatens to freeze Mali operations
Canadian group Barrick Gold said on January 6th it would freeze operations in Mali if restrictions on gold shipments were...
Macron suggests Sahel countries are ungrateful towards France
French president Emmanuel Macron has caused a stir by suggesting that the Sahel countries that France military intervened in have...
Ivory Coast becomes latest country to as French troops to leave
The Ivory Coast became the latest African country to ask French troops leave, following the footsteps of other former French...
Sahel juntas reject regional bloc withdrawal delay
It seems the juntas of Sahel states Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso are determined to forge a new path, rejecting...
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...
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...
