Chad threatens exit from regional group following attack
Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby has warned that his country may withdraw from a regional security coalition, according to Africa...
Sahel
West African juntas accuse Ukraine of aiding rebels in UN letter
In a letter addressed to the United Nations Security Council, the juntas of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger denounced Ukraine’s...
Ukraine being isolated from Sahel over Wagner row
Ukraine’s government has angered Niger’s officials in a latest spat which has only succeeded in stirring up hatred against it...
Hafed Al-Ghwell: Libya is a boiling cauldron of drugs, arms and trafficking
The southern Mediterranean shores are fast becoming a permanent theater for worsening geopolitical tensions and their cumulative impacts on human...
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...
Mauritania: President announces run for second term
Mauritanian president Mohamed Ould Ghazouani announced on April 24th that he will run for a second presidential term, reports The...
Tunisia, Algeria, and Libya meet to discuss Arab Maghreb union
As relations between Algeria and Morocco continue to deteriorate, three states of the Arab Maghreb coalition met sans Morocco, according...
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...
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...
Wagner accused of civilian deaths in joint operations with Mali
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused the Russian mercenary group Wagner of civilian deaths, which took place during joint raids...
Putin responds to Macron over Russian influence in Africa
Russian President Vladimir Putin, appearing in an interview on the 13th of March, addressed French President Macron’s concerns over Russia’s...
ECOWAS lifts sanctions against Guinea and Mali
After voiding Niger's sanctions, West Africa's economic bloc removed Guinea and Mali's restrictions, according to Africa news and agencies. The...
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,...
