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Sahel: Wagner Group closes in on Mali’s N’Tillit gold mine
Sahel: Wagner Group closes in on Mali’s N’Tillit gold mine

Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso share a common border.  GPS coordinates [14.9143, 0.2424] are where the three countries meet, and this is an area where terrorism and instability reign supreme. Insurgent groups have proliferated, attacking on one side of the border(s),...

Mali junta ends Algiers Agreement
Mali junta ends Algiers Agreement

The ruling junta in Mali announced, on Thursday 25 January, the "end, with immediate effect", of the Algiers agreement signed in 2015 with the pro-autonomy and independence groups based in the north of the country. Long considered essential for stabilizing the...

Podcast: The Sahel Region’s 2024 Outlook
Podcast: The Sahel Region’s 2024 Outlook

How did 2023 end in the Sahel and what should we expect 2024 to look like? Firstly, Christmas in Africa this year has been gloomy to say the least. There was not much to cheer for. The political, economic, social and security environments in many African nations have been experiencing the worst-case scenario, so much so that 2024 is likely to bring more bad news for millions of people.

Sahel: Mali acquires lethal drones from Turkey
Sahel: Mali acquires lethal drones from Turkey

On January 4, 2024, the Malian military acquired six Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drones. The military authorities say the drones will be used to “surveil the national territory, detect suspicious targets, track them and strike them, if necessary, with surgical precision.” ...

Mali: UN withdraws troops adding more instability to the region
Mali: UN withdraws troops adding more instability to the region

UN peacekeepers in Mali announced Monday their pullout has started from two camps in the tense Kidal region, opening a new phase in a forced withdrawal igniting fears fighting will intensify between troops and armed actors. The UN stabilisation mission known as...

Sahel: Touaregs say they seized military site in Gao province
Sahel: Touaregs say they seized military site in Gao province

Tuareg rebels on Wednesday claimed to have captured a camp of Mali's armed forces in the north of the country, where clashes have been escalating since August. The Upper Council for Azawad Unity (CUA) said in a brief statement on social networks that the army camp at...

Sahel: Burkina’s new leader de-emphasizes importance of election

Elections in Burkina Faso are "not a priority" compared to "security", the country's military leader Captain Ibrahim Traore said Friday on state TV, almost a year to the day after coming to power in a coup. Traore, who had promised a return to democracy with...

Sahel: Full-blown war in central and north Mali
Sahel: Full-blown war in central and north Mali

Tuareg-dominated separatist groups said on Saturday that they had inflicted heavy losses on the Malian military in an attack in the troubled country's centre. The rebels said they had counted 98 dead soldiers. The claim came in a statement from the Permanent Strategic...

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