Mali: Detained journalist trial puts press freedom under scrutiny
The trial of detained Malian journalist and commentator Youssouf Bathily, known as Ras Bath, has opened in Bamako with Bathily...
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Algeria secures release of German hostage kidnapped in Niger
Algeria has successfully facilitated the liberation and return of a German citizen who was abducted in neighbouring Niger by an...
Algeria donates 4 army helicopters to Niger
The Algerian Ministry of Defence has donated 4 army helicopters to Niger on the 9th of August. According to Express...
Burkinabese army accused of killing nearly 50 civilians
According to Maghrebi Week on the 10th of August, the Burkinabese armed forces have been accused of attacking civilians in...
Burkina Faso: Army accused of killing 48 civilians
According to RFI on August 6, the armed forces of Burkina Faso have attacked a village in retaliation for a...
Mali: terrorist group releases footage of captured soldiers
The terrorist organisation Azawad Liberation Group (FLA) released footage on July 31, showing more than 200 captured soldiers. According to...
Rights group accuses Africa Corps of deadly Mali airstrike
Russia’s Africa Corps has been accused of carrying out an indiscriminate airstrike that killed at least eight civilians, including three...
Algeria offers power expertise to Benin
According to Agence Ecofin on the 22nd of July, Algerian Minister of Energy Mourad Adjal met with his Beninese...
Burkina Faso fines broadcaster over state TV access
The Burkina Faso decision to fine French broadcaster Canal+ over access to state television reflects a wider transformation across the...
Niger and Benin negotiate conditions to open border
As Benin and Niger prepare to reopen the border, Niamey requires some conditions be met which were stated on the...
Russia expands Sahel security role as Western ties weaken
Russia’s growing military cooperation with the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) marks a further shift in West Africa’s security landscape,...
Senegalese president strengthens ties with Mali amid crisis
Senegalese president Bassirou Diomaye Faye is visiting Mali on the 28th of July. According to RFI, the West African...
Algeria and Mali continue to mend ties despite regional shifts
Algeria and Mali are continuing their diplomatic normalisation process, according to a recent report by Le Matin d’Algerie. On July...
Germany pledges security to Nigeria as Sahel instability spreads
Germany has pledged greater support for Nigeria’s security efforts and economic development as instability across the Sahel region continues to...
Trump administration considers military action in Mali
According to The Washington Post on the 22nd of July, the Trump administration is debating military action in Mali,...
