France to scale back military presence in AfricaF

France to scale back military presence in AfricaF

By Valerie Leroux: President Emmanuel Macron on Monday announced a “noticeable reduction” of French troop presence in Africa, where anti-French sentiment is running high in some former colonies. He was speaking in Paris ahead of a four-nation tour of...
Russian soldiers in the Algerian Sahara ($)F

Russian soldiers in the Algerian Sahara ($)F

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Niger: Soldiers sent to prison for attempted coupF

Niger: Soldiers sent to prison for attempted coupF

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Egypt to build high-speed rail linkF

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Algeria arrests four over dissident who fled to FranceF

Algeria arrests four over dissident who fled to FranceF

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Sahel: IED kills three UN soldiers, injures five others in central MaliF

Three United Nations peacekeepers were killed and five were seriously injured on Tuesday when their convoy struck a roadside bomb in central Mali, the UN mission said.Β  “A MINUSMA Force convoy hit an Improvised Explosive Device #IED today,” it said in a...

Algeria’s aid agency to spend US$1 billion on African developmentF

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said Sunday the North African nation will allocate a billion dollars to finance development projects across the continent through the Algerian Agency of International Cooperation for Solidarity and Development. The official APS...
Sahel: Intense fight in northern Burkina Faso claims dozens of livesF

Sahel: Intense fight in northern Burkina Faso claims dozens of livesF

At least 51 soldiers were killed in an ambush by suspected jihadists in northern Burkina Faso, the army said on Monday, adding that 160 of the assailants died during counter-attacks. The ambush took place on Friday in Oudalan province near the restive frontier with...
Africa says it wants to tackle the forgotten Libyan conflictF

Africa says it wants to tackle the forgotten Libyan conflictF

Arezki’s Take: There have been so many conferences organized by Libya’s North African neighbors, European nations, the UN and others, looking at ways to bring peace to the beleaguered nation. None of them succeeded.Β  Now that the west is busy fending off a...

International: Another quake hits turkeyF

A 6.4-magnitude earthquake was recorded Monday in Turkey’s southern province of Hatay, the hardest hit by a February 6 tremor which left more than 41,000 dead in the country, the disaster response agency AFAD said.Β Β  The quake hit the town of Defne at 8:04 pm...
Sahel: The sad plight of children in the Sahel’s conflict zonesF

Sahel: The sad plight of children in the Sahel’s conflict zonesF

By Amaury Hauchard: After fleeing the jihadists who threatened their remote village, Aichata Hassan had no idea that another mighty challenge lay ahead: proving to the authorities that her 12-year-old daughter existed. Like countless other children in Niger, Nadia has...

Sahel: Russia seeks greater influence over Mauritania, offers supportF

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday offered support for Mauritania in the fight against jihadism in the Sahel, saying he respected the country’s position in the Ukraine war. His Mauritanian counterpart stressed his country’s “respect...

Africa security: Gulf of Guinea facing growing threat of instabilityF

Criminals in northern Ghana tried to blow up a bridge using explosives for the first time in a region where the government fears growing violent spillover from a jihadist war across the border in Burkina Faso, a top official said. Ghana along with Gulf of Guinea...

Egypt issues another death sentence for “terrorism”F

An Egyptian court sentenced one man to death and 11 to life imprisonment after convicting them of joining a “terrorist group” linked to the Islamic State group, state media reported Wednesday. The same counter-terrorism court in Cairo also handed down...

Sahel and West Africa junta regimes seek reentry to regional blocsF

Foreign ministers from three West African countries that have undergone military coups called for their reinstatement into two key regional blocs on Thursday following a trip to the region by Russian envoy Sergei Lavrov. The top diplomats of Mali, Guinea and Burkina...